transition

Old Pine

April 21, 2011 Uncategorized

OLD PINE from Astray Films on Vimeo. Whenever I want to feel super homesick, I’ll be sure to watch this lovely video. [thanks Ry]

ok, im awake now

April 3, 2011 Reflections

I just had that moment hit me, finally. It took me two weeks of being here, it wasn’t until a few minutes ago while I was standing on the roof of our new guesthouse that I felt the full force of reality: I’m living in Afghanistan. Since I landed, these past 14 days have been spent shuttling back and forth through traffic from my room to the office, stuck indoors and on the street level for about 99% of theRead More

Food, Identity, Eating Animals: my transitions

February 14, 2011 Uncategorized

Food is a very emotional, political, touchy issue. It’s importance as an element of identity pervades all cultures, it is woven deeply into the fabric of our social interactions, expectations and ‘rules’. We share food as a way of communicating our love and care for one another. We commonly turn to food as comfort, in times of both joy and sadness. Food helps us to remember and to imagine. We prepare and make meals that reflect our histories, tell the stories of our ancestors, of revolution and survival. Our food is our identity. We truly are what we eat.