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Video: Celebrating Buddha’s Day

Filed under Festivals, Korea by Christine Ka'aloa on June 6, 2010 at 3:13 pm {3 comments}

In honor of Buddha’s Day, here are just a few of the Buddha’s I’ve come across in my travels.

For the month of March, Buddha’s Birthday was celebrated all across Asia in countries such as Nepal, India, Japan, Korea, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam, etc… For some countries this is a month-long celebration; for others it’s less. In Korea, the auspicious day landed on a Friday (May 27) which meant three-day weekend for most of us. Preparations at Buddhist temples may begin several weeks with the stringing up of paper lantern decorations (more…)

Video: My First Day at a Korean Elementary School

Filed under Survival Issues, Teaching English by MyCrazyKimchi on March 7, 2010 at 2:33 am {6 comments}

A video of my first day at Anil Elementary School
(totally rough version- I threw it together at the last-minute…)

There was no “teaching” on my first day of school and essentially the rest of the week.

My job has been to sit in our English teacher’s office room and browse through textbooks. So I volunteered to do a Learning about Introductions presentation for my classes, to escape boredom and to finally see some of my kids. Apparently, on Facebook, some others are experiencing the same sitting-around thing. It sounds as if many co-teachers aren’t prepared to have to work with us or are (more…)

Video: The Monkey Temple in Kathmandu

Filed under Kathmandu, Nepal by Christine Ka'aloa on January 10, 2010 at 4:38 am {2 comments}

by Christine Ka’aloa

Swayambhunath Stupa “aka the Monkey Temple“, Kathmandu, Nepal

Located atop a forest hillside overlooking the Kathmandu Valley is one of the most ancient and revered religious sites in Kathmandu- Swayambhunath Stupa. The stupa is claimed to be over 2,000 years old and is a re-known pilgrimage site for many devout Hindus and Buddhists in Nepal. It is also known as The Monkey Temple, as it is home to over a hundred resident monkeys which roam the area. Ever fantasized about having a pet monkey when you were a child? Then this will be a small part of (more…)

Waiting Until… a count down to my first solo trip

Filed under Inspiration, SOLO TRAVEL by Christine Ka'aloa on November 3, 2009 at 11:16 pm {no comments}

Waiting at the airport for my plane... I still feeling a bit numb. Last night, I got all of 1 hour of incomplete sleep -I was freezing because my radiator decided that it only wanted to work at 10A and of course, my upcoming trip had some last minute To-Do’s with it .But in that incomplete hour that my subconscious grasped for time, it gave me a dream reminder of two important things I needed for my trip. Rather than deconstructing lengthy Freudian and Jungian narratives, let me summarize it as this-

Sometimes, the best survival tool for dissolving anticipatory travel fears and worry is to carry humor and re-connect to inspiration. In all my itinerary planning and nerves, I forgot about this. Humor (more…)

Video: On the Ganges (Varanasi, India)

Filed under Photo Essays, Religious by Christine Ka'aloa on July 5, 2009 at 10:23 am {no comments}

Each year, there are thousands of pilgrimages to the holy city of Varanasi. At sunrise taking a boat tour along the river is a great way to see the ghats…a dip in the Ganges River is considered to be both, holy and purifying. In the evening, Varanasi holds a glorious puja ceremony- the Ganga aarti.

Video: Varanasi’s Ganga Aarti

Filed under Photo Essays, Religious by Christine Ka'aloa on July 5, 2009 at 10:22 am {no comments}

The evening Ganga Aarti in Varanasi is an hour long ritual performed daily at the bank of the main ghat. (VIDEO)

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Grrrl Traveler Postcard Videos

Filed under News, Casting & Contests by Christine Ka'aloa on June 10, 2009 at 9:30 pm {no comments}

Hello All, If you haven’t noticed yet, we now have a Travel Videos section. We have 3 channels of fun with Grrrl Traveler’s Postcard Diaries (peek at my experiences in U.S. & international travel), Postcards from Hawaii (events from my former home, Hawaii) and our Miscellaneous Fun section. Please check back with us periodically- we [...]

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