Category Archives: Wanderings
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Cow Poop & Almond Smoke
Posted on February 9, 2012 by Dona in India, Parenting, Wanderings“Ohhh, she looks like a baby doll. Beti, beti, beti boht payar hai!” an unknown relative squeals as she pinches Kaiya cheeks and snuggles her up close. The living room has been overtaken by 25 female relatives who have come to wish Kaiya a lifetime full of happiness and good luck. Kaiya is passed around [...]
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Kaiya’s Weekly Series: Week 16
Posted on February 1, 2012 by Dona in India, WanderingsI had to triple check that it’s actually Wednesday today. I’m not entirely sure how it happened or where the time went, but our alarm clock went off at 4:30am Sunday morning at home in Victoria and now suddenly it’s Wednesday and we’re in Firozabad. Somehow between 5 airplane meals, endless ticket counters, and entertaining [...]
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Looking Back, Looking Forward. Hello 2012.
Posted on January 6, 2012 by Dona in WanderingsIt’s no stretch to say that the past year and a half has been by far, the biggest 18 months of my life. Here’s a quick recap: August 2010: Vibhu and I both quit our secure, well-paying albeit incredibly boring and unfulfilling jobs in PEI September 2010: Sell just about everything we own, pack up [...]
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Blogging Woes
Posted on June 19, 2011 by Dona in WanderingsOver the past two weeks, my blog has decided to throw a series of adolescent worthy tantrums that have spiraled us into the depths of blogging hell. There were two incidents where we thought we’d lost everything–every photo, every story, every comment–written over the course of the past two years. But luckily, Vibhu pulled out [...]
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Back in Canada, An Update
Posted on February 26, 2011 by Dona in WanderingsThe last time we were in Victoria we had just driven 8,000km along the Queen’s Highway from Charlottetown, PEI to the BC coast. In all of our online research, Vancouver Island with its vast expanses of remote mountains, its wild coastline, and of course, its proximity to California and Oregon (where my family lives), made [...]
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Witnessing a Miracle Healer at Work
Posted on December 19, 2010 by Dona in India, WanderingsWe rattled along the dusty national highway, heads bouncing and jolting with every insignificant bump. I did my best to avoid touching anything. Years of hair oil caked the windows where sleepy travelers nodded off. The leftovers of forgotten meals litter the floor, dancing, parading around my toes, taunting me with its filth. Aside from [...]
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WanderingDona is on Hiatus!
Posted on December 11, 2010 by Dona in WanderingsMy husband and I are currently living in India with his family. We are in the process of starting a guesthouse in Agra, stuffing our faces with street food, and adjusting to life with a bindi. Our adventures are being documented at our joint blog, www.vibhuanddona.info. WanderingDona will become active again in late 2011. Namaste [...]
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Agra, Delhi, and Getting Ready for the Big Day!
Posted on November 17, 2010 by Dona in India, WanderingsIt’s been over two weeks since I left home, but it honestly feels like much much longer. My Hindi has improved from just a few basic words and phrases to lines of communication. I’ve learned how to make Gulab Jamun and stuffed paratha, impressed Vibhu’s family with Indianized pizza and banana splits, and have had [...]
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Our Journey in Pictures
Posted on September 29, 2010 by Dona in WanderingsThe heat rippled the asphalt despite the late September’s anticipation of autumn. I let out a whoop whoop as I crossed into Yolo County and relished in the surge of excitement that coursed through my fatigued body. 8 hours in a car with nothing but scratchy FM radio for company, thank god I’m home. [...]
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Saying Goodbye
Posted on September 20, 2010 by Dona in WanderingsShowered and dressed, I sit by the window in the big blue comfy chair and write this. The patter of the shower and the drizzling rain surround me. In a few minutes we’ll say goodbye to Wendy and Jax, pack the car one last time, and drive south through the city, into the suburbs. IKEA [...]
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