November 2018 - Maurice Leavitt

28 Nov 2018

Ego/World Centric Thinking & Responsible Tourism in Pokhara, Nepal with Tibetan Encounters

by Maurice | posted in: Adventure, Personal Growth, Sabbatical, Spiritual, The Human Condition | 0

I thought about traveling to the Mt. Everest region while I was here. Go big or go home has been a familiar mantra for me so traveling to Everest fits that so appropriately. After looking into the possibility of going to Lawudo Gompa and finding out the flights there were … Read More

22 Nov 2018

Kathmandu, Nepal – November 22, 2018

by Maurice | posted in: Adventure, Sabbatical, Spiritual | 0

I have had four full days here in Kathmandu, Nepal and it feels like it’s time to write. Even after only two months (versus two LONG months ????) I still find it hard to give myself the time to take a day off to do laundry, take a nap, write, … Read More

16 Nov 2018

Is Living Hard In India? Is Living Life Meant To Be Difficult?

by Maurice | posted in: Adventure, Love, Personal Growth, Relationship, Sabbatical, Spiritual | 2

There’s been a conversation going on around me and also on the internet about how living in India can be a bittersweet, intense and sometimes contradicting experience (Thanks Kat Kozell for those words). I’ve always wanted to visit India because of the great diversity that this country offers, from culture, … Read More

12 Nov 2018

Kerala’s Agricultural Mecca

by Maurice | posted in: Adventure | 0

I had no idea that when I planned to come to Kerala instead of Goa or Sri Lanka what I would be in for. Kerala is famous for cash crops like coconut, pineapple, rubber, tea, coffee, pepper, cardamom, areca nut, ginger, nutmeg, cinnamon etc. and food crops like paddy (rice) … Read More

10 Nov 2018

One Pot Cooking and How It Creates A Sense Of Belonging

by Maurice | posted in: Adventure, Cooking Advice, Love, Relationship, Sabbatical | 0

One of the main intentions I had in coming to India on sabbatical was to see, feel and experience how one pot cooking feeds the sense of belonging to those that are participating in the planning, preparation, cooking and eating. What was revealed to me right away were some of … Read More

6 Nov 2018

Southern Indian Culinary Extravaganza – Kochi, Kerala – October 29…. Til now

by Maurice | posted in: Adventure, Cooking Advice, Love, Relationship, Sabbatical | 0

After staying with Reeta Gupta’s family and her home in Varanasi I’ve learned to appreciate what it means to stay at what they call a “homestay”. In a previous writing I mentioned how much I felt welcomed into their home with their gracious hospitality. Well… I found something similar here … Read More

4 Nov 2018

Rishikesh – Mussoorie – Dehradun – October 23-29

by Maurice | posted in: Personal Growth, Relationship, Sabbatical, Spiritual | 0

I realized that I forgot to write about my time in-between the sadhana mandir ashram and my trip down south to Kochi. To be honest… I’ve been so busy here in Kochi staying at LeLinda homestay cooking and exploring that I needed to slow down and rest the last couple … Read More

Monthly Archives: November 2018