Diwali Diaries : Tales From My Indian Home
Jagrati Singh
It’s raining outside. I’m sitting by the window as I write this. The smell of wet earth fills…
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The Queen I Found at Amer Fort: Jaipur’s Palace of Mirrors and Memories
Komal Kushwah
Like probably a billion other girls on this planet, I’ve always carried a secret princess inside me. You…
We Can Get High on What?! Chocolate’s Surprising Past and Present as an Intoxicant and Social Lubricant
Prapti Shahkumar
When I was 10 years old, my Mom wanted to move to Maine, and my Dad wanted to…
Garba: The Gujarati Dance That Celebrates Culture, Community, and Navratri
Me and my family during a Garba night hosted at my house in 2021
The Holiday with the Weirdest Foods: Why Jews Eat Matzah, Horseradish, and More at Passover
Cait Charles
Every Spring, Jewish families around the world gather for a feast filled with some of the strangest (and…
The Japanese Festival of Penises
Do you think I’d be lying if I told you that Japan has a festival that prominently features…
A Holiday Devoted to Pulling Pranks and Banishing Bad Luck?!
It’s early April, and something strange is happening in Iran. Schools are empty. Offices are abandoned. Once-busy streets…
Thailand’s Top Eco-Communities for Volunteers (and one for Digital Nomads!)
14 years ago when I first started traveling, I volunteered at an eco-community for the first time –…
Doing Mushrooms with Indigenous Shamans in Mexico
Mexico’s drug culture is famously associated with cartels and gang violence, but there’s a lesser-known, more wholesome story…
The Wild Sides of Easter You’ve Never Known Before
Colored eggs. A giant bunny rabbit that somehow isn’t considered at all creepy. A hidden basket of treats.…