My Mayan Culture Fixation–part 2 (2 trips to Sian Ka’an that didn’t turn out quite as planned)

July 31, 2020

In late winter of 1992 an old friend invited me to join her and two other women on a week-long trip down the Quintana Roo coast to the Biosphere called Sian Ka’an, or “origin of the sky”, by the Mayans. In 1986 it was designated a Biosphere and in 1987 a World Heritage Site.  I … More My Mayan Culture Fixation–part 2 (2 trips to Sian Ka’an that didn’t turn out quite as planned)

Dutch Treat

May 8, 2020

Note:  I read somewhere recently that while most of the world right now is not able to travel anywhere for pleasure, it is a good practice during confinement to go over old pictures of previous travel and reminisce.  This is Part 1 of that process, which I am sharing with the reader.  It was inspired … More Dutch Treat

Persian Heroes of the Past: Hafez and the Rise of Mystical Islam

December 20, 2019

Two of my closest friends in college became Sufis after graduating.  This was during a period in the late sixties when religious exploration was at its height, especially religions from the East and Middle East.  Famously, Cat Stevens converted to Islam, after several near-death experiences, in 1977. Although I have never been a religious seeker … More Persian Heroes of the Past: Hafez and the Rise of Mystical Islam