While cleaning out bookmarks on my laptop, I came across this post by Trish. It brought to mind an old post of my own, Modern Gypsies, which has little to do with culture - but has everything to do with culture. People, such as Trish and myself, see things in ways that are different than most.

Take for instance a few days ago, when I was in South Oropouche. I had just come out of the 'garden' after checking on my corn when I stopped and said hello to a neighbor. He told me that he had been invited to a Hindu pooja but had no way to get there, so I took him. Along the way we piled 4 more people into the pickup, got them to where the prayers were held, wished people well (after I changed into a less sweaty shirt) and then sat to eat - customary for some poojas. So while eating, I was introduced as a surveyor from Suriname. { Read more }