Today is Mother's Day. A day to embrace all mothers. Some of us will be with mothers, others will embrace virtually thanks to our current new normal and limited travel. I wrote this in 1982 when I was a new mother. I missed my own mother terribly. She sadly never knew her grand-daughters. My mother survived the blitz in London then celebrated VE … [Read more...]
Climbing Adams Peak in Sri Lanka
Climbing Adams Peak It is 2:30 am and we are at the base of Adams Peak, Sri Lanka's sacred mountain. Ahead of us is a 3,280 ft climb to reach the top by sunrise. Climbing Adams Peak in time for the sunrise also means a chance to see the enigmatic triangular shadow which floats over the valley at … [Read more...]
Eagle Huntress Soars Across Male Boundaries
Run don't walk to the Eagle Huntress. This documentary has it all, storyline, cinematography and exotic location. Best of all it is a heartwarming story about a 13-year-old girl who defies centuries-old male traditions. Meet Aisholpan Nurgaiv who lives on the vast Khazkh Steppe with her nomadic family. Here men ride with their trained golden … [Read more...]
Girl Rising: Spotlight on Kenya
"I want to be a doctor, I want to be a nurse, I want to be an airline pilot." I am in a classroom at Kilimani in Northern Kenya. The rows of wooden desks are orderly and the children neatly dressed in red and blue uniforms. They have just finished singing a song to welcome me. They are happy, smiling. When I ask them what they want to be when … [Read more...]
