

The Willow Tree
Here we are, nearing the end of Sukkot. It feels like the holidays have gone by so quickly. It was just early September, wandering...
Oct 6, 2023


Of Raglans and Resilience
"As I inch my way around this glove's wrist, I am reminded that knitting is fundamentally about binding together. Not only binding wool...
May 10, 2020


Of Monsoons and Mornings
The feeling of Mumbai can totally shift from morning to evening. My very first memory of the city was when I arrived at three in the...
Jun 10, 2019


On Chaos and Creation
When I first came to India I was afraid to cross the street. I would wait on the side of the road for a break in the cars that never...
May 30, 2019


Fifteen Months in India
Mumbai has it's sights. Mumbai has it's tourist shops and fancy bars and colonial buildings and quintessential cricket pitches. Mumbai...
Jan 7, 2019


On Christmas and Cultural Majorities
I'm back in Mumbai after two-and-a-half weeks in Sri Lanka with my parents. This week was Christmas. I don't usually do anything for...
Dec 28, 2018


Festivals of Light
This week was Diwali. Diwali celebrates the victory of light over darkness. It is celebrated by lighting ritual lamps in the windows and...
Nov 10, 2018


Of Glitter and Marigold
Last night I stood in the dark at the edge of the beach watching Indian families huddle around small fires they'd lit in the sand. Each...
Oct 19, 2018


Thursdays with Nani
As soon as Maayan and I stepped out of Sandhurst Road Station, she immediately began pointing out to me all of the locations of her...
Sep 13, 2018


Survivors For A New Generation
Shabbat afternoon I sat on the edge of the Danube River in Budapest, tossing stones into the water below. 20 metres to my right lay the...
Jul 23, 2018