The Bellingham Life

Reverse culture shock is easier to manage when you come back to a beautiful town with so much to offer.  Bellingham is rich in Pacific Northwest culture and music that no visitor can truly understand the extent unless they have become an inhabitant of this wondrous town.  Here lie some moments of a beautiful weekend.

Rooftop jam with Jason and Andy

the "Herdie Gerdie" player at the Saturday Farmer's Market

 an environmentally friendly way to blend your smoothie, A BICYCLE BLENDER!

Saturday Farmer's Market

 Bellingham Circus Guild puts on a show at the Saturday Farmer's Market

 Brevkor playing a psychedelic show during Yellingham music festival

Brianna Marlena and her sister playing a beautiful ballad at Yellingham music festival

Peace, love and good vibes for all the fellow dreamers out there

J.

Bellingham Bay Nightscape

A snapshot of Bellingham Bay from my rooftop at night.  The sky was lit so beautifully by the reflections of the city lights under the clouds.  And no, this photo has not been edited :D

India

Serendipitous moments with a South African traveler

Varanasi, India

Varanasi, India

Varanasi, India

My home in Sarnath

Sarnath, India

Ankit's bicycle

Sarnath, India

A plethora of prayer flags

Sarnath, India

Sarnath, India

Sarnath, India

 Women of Dr. Jain's school

Sarnath, India

 Children of Dr. Jain's school

Sarnath, India

 Sarnath, India

Countryside of Sarnath

Sarnath, India

Ankit, the best brother EVER

Sarnath, India

Can you spot it in the background?

Agra, India

 Inside the Taj Mahal
Agra, India

 Taj Mahal, Agra, India

Taj Mahal, Agra, India

 Golden Temple, Amritsar, India

 The infamous Indian rickshaws in the much too narrow alleyways
Amritsar, India

 Standing in line for the Pakistan/India border closing ceremony
Amritsar, India

 Beautiful Paldon (aka my host sister)
Dharamsala, India

 Dalai Lama's temple, Dharamsala, India

 Norbulingka Institute for the Arts, Dharamsala, India

 Candlelight solidarity for the self-immolated in China
Dharamsala, India

Charan Khad, Dharamsala, India

 

Halfway up our hike on to Triund

Dharamsala, India

 

 Triund, Dharamsala, India

 

Triund, Dharamsala, India

 Triund, Dharamsala, India

 Dharamsala, India

 

Dharamsala, India

 Holi, Dharamsala, India

Peace, love, and good vibes for all the fellow dreamers out there,

J.

Mother Ganga

This is the great mother Ganga that cleanses our souls and provides us with life.  This is Shiva's city where the 3,500 year-old fire burns endlessly.  This is the place where Hindus pilgrim.  This is the oldest and holiest city in India.  This is the place where my captivation became an obsession.  This is Varanasi.

Ganges River, Dasaswamedh Ghat, Varanasi, India

Varanasi, India

He taught Sean how to put a longyi on

Calcutta, India

Overcrowded train

Calcutta, India

Varanasi, India

 chai in clay pot (and you smash onto the ground when you are done... I tried saving some but they ended up crumbling in my backpack)

Varanasi, India

Snake charmer

Varanasi, India

rooftop+call to prayer+kites+sunset=most epic and beautiful moment of my life

Varanasi, India

Puja at the Dasaswamedh Ghat

Varanasi, India

 Dasaswamedh Ghat, Varanasi, India

the infamous itchy turf vests of India

Dasaswamedh Ghat, Varanasi, India

Varanasi, India

Peace, love, and good vibes for the fellow dreamers out there,

J.