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Today, I became a yoga instructor in a country where 60-70% of the population is Indian or of Indian descent. 
It was only yesterday that I was asked to teach a class at the local gym and so I spent the day preparing my lesson and practicing my asanas.  It’s been a very long time since I [...]

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Yesterday, the 2nd of November, was the 175th anniversary of the Arrival of Indentured Laborers in Mauritius.  The day is a national public holiday here and shops and businesses are generally closed for the day.
It’s been raining like absolute mad this past week which is odd for this time of year, but Monday seemed to [...]

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Swapping Holidays

The first thing I thought of this morning when I woke up was that Halloween is tomorrow.  And tomorrow is a Saturday.  And practically everyone I’ve ever known back in the States will either be at a party, taking the kids out trick-or-treating or cleverly figuring out a way to do both.
I have never been [...]

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Growing up as a PK in Minnesota, I learned a lot about patience.  Not because it was something that was strongly encouraged as a belief to hold onto during Sunday school sessions, but because as a kid, I practically lived at the church on Sundays, Wednesdays during Lent and major holidays.
There was a gang of us church [...]

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Or ‘How I know I’m not in Minnesota anymore’.
Stop signs are optional. 
This was discovered back during the white knuckle days of learning to navigate the streets.  There is one particular stop sign in the big city where everybody just kind of rolls on by.  I do it, too, but the initial thrill has worn off. 
In the beginning [...]

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