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Adventures of a GoodMan is my answer to the age-old question: I traveled...now what? In it, I blend digital photographic art with stories chronicling my journeys abroad and at home.
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Two Weeks of Manual Labor, Communal Living and Reforestation at Sadhana Forest
For two weeks, Carrie and I put traveling aside to live and volunteer at Sadhana Forest. We had no idea what to expect but were told that we would be planting trees and staying in a communal living environment. When we arrived we found that no description, no email, could …
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Auroville: A Community of Harmony and Peace
Sadhana Forest is located in the community of Auroville, which has a long history of being a place for harmonious living between the roughly 2,000 permanent residents from more than 40 countries. In addition to the permanent Aurovillians, countless day-trippers, long-term guests and volunteers call the area home. Though these …
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A Day in the Life of a Sadhana Volunteer
Wake up as close to it as you want, but at 6:30am the first jobs are given out and the day begins. Referred to as first work, these tasks are day’s most labor-intensive work, as the air is still cool and the sun is low. Jobs range from planting trees …
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What I Did For Work. And Work I Did!
I know, I know. The idea of me doing any kind of manual labor is funny to you. Heck, it’s funny to me! I’ll be honest; the idea of coming to Sadhana Forest was all Carrie’s. She did the research, put in the time and decided that it was the …
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Communal Living and Reforestation in Sadhana Forest
Everything at Sadhana Forest is geared around the community. All meals are eaten together, sleeping is dorm style in thatch huts, volunteers put on workshops to share their knowledge, Wednesday is hummus night and everyone says something about their week during the Sunday meeting. Even the work is community based, …
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Learning to Drive a Scooter on Dirt Roads and Against Traffic in Auroville
Though it’s only a mile or so from the main road, Sadhana Forest is a bit of a trek to get to and from: especially when the sun is beating down. As such, Carrie and I joined most other volunteers and rented a scooter for under $2 a day during …
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Going Potty at Sadhana
Because I’m nearly 29 and I still find poop funny, let’s talk about the bathroom situation at Sadhana Forest. As you know if you’ve been following the entries, toilets in India are usually squatty potties. AKA, you squat over a hole, do your business and flush. However, in Sadhana this …
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Sadhana Forest This and That
I haven’t done this much manual labor since I was working in the fields of Nicaragua Throughout my time in Sadhana I, along with everyone else, was completely covered in cuts, bruises, bites, scratches and other annoying things A side product of all these cuts and scratches is that many …
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