6 weeks later…

We are a week on from returning from India and it’s crazy to think that it was 50 days ago that our journey began. We left New Zealand as a group of 24 strangers, ready to explore India but we returned as a family, bonded through not only our joint experience but also our ambition for life! Continue reading 6 weeks later…

Cameras and Lenses

As a filmmaker and camera enthusiast, my biggest debate before coming to India was whether or not to bring my camera. The potential of capturing beautiful landscapes, cityscapes and people mixed with the worry of damaging equipment and being the “touristy photographer” of the trip. I feared the idea that I would limit my experience of India to the viewfinder of my camera and forget to look up to see eye to eye with the world around me. Continue reading Cameras and Lenses

Kites, Cricket Bats, and Community

We are officially past the halfway point of our trip! It’s such a crazy thought to comprehend. We are currently on the bus from Ahmedabad to Udaipur and as I reflect and write this blog there has been one word on my mind – sonder. Sonder is the profound feeling of realising that everyone, including strangers passing in the street, has a life as complex as one’s own, which they are constantly living despite one’s personal lack of awareness of it. Continue reading Kites, Cricket Bats, and Community

India with fresh eyes

The wild world of India has already far exceeded all the expectations I could have imagined. From walking through a food forest, and catching rickshaws through the nightlife of Pondicherry, to where I am currently – writing my blog post under a tree in Isha Ashram while watching a peacock walk past. Continue reading India with fresh eyes