Today I said goodbye to my friend the professor. You may not t know I have a friend who is a professor. I didn’t know either until about three months ago…

Namu Amida Butsu- in the Buddhist community that I belong to this phrase is defined as ‘Come as you are’. We accept anyone at any point in their journey in life. We accept anyone in any clothing they wear. We accept anyone in any emotional state they’re in. We accept ANYONE…

For as long as I can remember I have always been on time. At some point in my childhood my parents instilled in me the importance of being on time. To them being on time was a sign of respect…

I love to move my body. Of course that can take its toll on me. Living on the Wasatch I have the opportunity to interact with the mountains all the time. In the warmer weather its hiking and in the winter its skiing. Recently I decided to take up winter sport one that I hadn’t done in many years- sledding and tubing…

For the past few years the left side of my body has been giving me lots of problems…

Somewhere during my second week it seemed that things started to slide into a downward spiral…

Yes we all scream for ice cream.  While on my Bali trip I decided to spend the last 6 days in Ubud…

On November 30th I ended my 4 week volunteering stint on Nusa Penida…

So I’ve told you some of what it’s like for my time in Bali but what’s it like for people living in Bali? Well I haven’t actually lived with them but I do live beside them…