Dream Trip 2008: September

Great Travel Moment

BAGSU, INDIA A small mountain village tucked snug between the Himalayas. Evergreen and pine trees cascade down steep mountain sides with snow covered peaks in what feels like only an arm's distance away. Cleanliness from beneath the soles of my feet, up through my body, and eventually filling my lungs with fresh air. Tibetan smiles of purity portraying a different form of struggle; not only a fight for the bare necessities, but a fight for a dying culture as well. Narrow cobblestone pedestrian walkways leading me to my home. Ringing bells and stomping hooves from the packed donkeys making their way uphill. Steep cliff edges full of glistening slate rocks that barely seem real. Quiet solitude away from loud voices and abrupt honking horns. Wildflowers decorating rolling green hills that sit close by. Cool breezes transmitting pure scents that seem so foreign to India and so healing to me.