When we crashed the motorcycle outside of a small village in Guatemala we were taken aback to find that the vast majority of the villagers didn’t speak Spanish, but the Mayan dialect Q’eqchi’. After a little research, Guatemala officially recognizes 23 languages, Spanish, English and 21 Mayan languages. The commonly accepted number of languages in India […]
Mysticism in an Indian Bazaar
I’ve avoided speaking much on matters of faith here at freewheelings. You might expect my views to be somewhat unconventional and I imagine that they are. It’s hard to tell what another individual truly believes and how those beliefs manifest themselves in their experiences. I’m about to give it a whirl. To underscore the importance of […]
What’s Next for Freewheelings?
That’s a good question, isn’t it? I wouldn’t want you to think that all of the fun is over. I will get to answering that question. Before I do I wanted to take a moment out to thank everyone who supports this site with your wonderful comments and email, retweets, facebook shares, stumbles, links and […]
New Delhi – Five Years of Progress
If you’ve been to India you can imagine my surprise stepping off of the plane for the first time in the middle of New Delhi. I was all of 20 years old the first time I left my own country. It was mid may and the air was steamy, heavy, damp. My clothes instantly clung […]
Lahore to Amritsar – A Humorous Tale of Hitchhiking the Pakistan Border
I’ve long since had a fascination with politics on the Indian sub continent. My first trip to the region was in ‘01. I remember the date more so because my passport is coming up for renewal next month and India was my first trip out of the good ol’ US of A. It launched a […]