Hello everyone! The weather is getting cold, snow is falling, and Christmas is almost here – can you believe it?? Not to mention the seasonal flu going around – luckily I’ve only got a runny nose and a little cough. Hope everyone is staying warm out there! All this winter talk is making me think…
Category: Culture
UPDATE!!! Volunteer in Cambodia: June 11-25, 2011
Hey there everyone!! As promised, I’m writing as I have the confirmation of the exact dates for an opportunity to volunteer in Cambodia and should not be missed!!! Unless, you have something against Cambodia? Haha. Here are some more information about the program, costs, contact information and the date for the volunteer program with DWC…
St. Eustatius Center for Archaeological Research: And I get to take part in it!
In just a few days, I will be taking part in an archaeological excavation with the St. Eustatius Center for Archaeological Research (S.E.C.A.R) team in the Caribbean! Here is some background information about the excavation and what is currently happening over there! Where Are We Excavating? Archaeological investigations of Colonial Period slave sites in…
One Million Heart Sutras in the Buddha – Transcribing a Heart Sutra for the Buddha
After Kris’s recommendation on transcribing a Heart Sutra for the Buddha at Fo Guang Shan Temple, I immediately took the opportunity to take part in this amazing and auspicious event! The Sutras will be sent to Taiwan where they will be stored, with one million copied Sutras from around the world, in a Buddha statue…
Genes Says You’re A Neanderthal…Well, A Little Bit Anyway
In my previous post about scientists cloning our extinct cousins, the Neanderthals, I pondered on the idea of what it would be like to actually meet one someday. Well, it seems the latest discovery shows that we have met them….and they are ‘us’ – at least a little anyway. University of California Santa Cruz professor…
Chinese Buddhism in the Modern World: Fo Guang Shan Temple
During my trip to Taiwan, I was invited to visit the Fo Guang Shan Temple in Kaohsiung, Taiwan and had the honor to meet many venerables and take a tour of the massive site. During the old days, when one would see a young monastic, they would normally heave a big sigh and say “What…
China’s First Emperor and his Terracotta Warriors
Little was known about Qin Shihuangdi (259 BC – 210 BC) until his astonishing army of life-sized terracotta warriors was discovered in 1974 by some farmers while building a well in Xi’an, China. Still not fully excavated, the Terracotta Army is estimated to number more than 8,000 figures, including 400 chariot horses and 300 cavalry…
Rare artifacts help Louis come alive in Canada
Metis Henry Hall is the proud owner of Louis Riel artifacts he’s been collecting for 18 years. Hall doesn’t consider himself to be the owner but instead he would rather be considered a ‘keeper’. This collection undoubtedly the largest personal collection of Riel memorabilia in B.C., and possibly Canada, is on display which started yesterday…
The Nourished Nomad 