SVL 1.7: Mount Madonna, Davenport Beach, San Francisco, Yosemite

 Posted on September 4, 2015  |  16 minutes  |  3381 words  |  Janani Dhinakaran

4th September 2014  Hi, Here is the next update about our recent travels and experiences.  This email is long (‘megalang’) and it’s taken me all day to upload and organise the pictures and write it out. [Read More]
adai  alcatraz  barefoot running  bicycle utopia  bikes  birds  Buddhist Monastery  cabrillo highway  california  chutney  conservatory of flowers  Corona  Davenport Beach  deer  Deneb  diner  drought  forest  fox  ghiradelli chocolates  golden gate bridge  golden gate park  half dome peak  hanuman temple  hike  Key Stone  labor day  lake view lodge  lee vining  lembert dome  Lombard street  marin county  may lake  milky way  mono lake  mount madonna  mystery spot  olmstead point  photography  pitcher plants  rain  ranger talk  san francisco  santa cruz  SLR  Small Dipper  squirrels  star gazing  stars  tenaya lake  Thich Nhat Hanh  tioga lake  toulumne meadows  Toulumne Meadows area  trek  US  Vega  venus flytraps  vietnamese monastery  walk  woodpecker  yosemite 

SVL 1.4: The Great Outdoors and Indoors

 Posted on July 29, 2015  |  3 minutes  |  626 words  |  Janani Dhinakaran

After I wrote to you the previous time, we went out and went to DeeDees, a Gujarati restaurant for dinner. Just near where we parked, I took these pictures. [Read More]
Amici's pizza  Chaathouse  deedees  food  halfmoon bay  learning to drive  lemos farm  Merit Vegetarian Chinese restaurant  minigolf  mountainview  Nirvanah Icecreams  skyline boulevard  swimming  Wholefoods Japanese rolls and Buritos  writing 

Sunnyvale Letters (SVL) 1: Wedding and After

 Posted on June 21, 2015  |  18 minutes  |  3816 words  |  Janani Dhinakaran

June 21st 2014 Happy Summer Solstice everyone! 🙂 I woke up at 5am because of jetlag and my husband, Santosh, is still sleeping. I’ve been wanting to write every day of the last month but things have been so busy. [Read More]
bangalore  birds  bison  california  chennai  coimbatore  cousins  elephant  emu  family  friends  honeymoon  kalahasti  langoor  letters  masinagudi  ooty  peacock  sunnyvale  tirumala  tirupati  travel  US visa  wedding 

LOG 4.1: Thoughts on a rainy afternoon

 Posted on September 14, 2014  |  7 minutes  |  1313 words  |  Janani Dhinakaran

14th September 2013 Hello everyone, I live close to the Uni so my daily space is very small. But recently I have visited my old flatmate Lea in Bremen once for dinner and once for their housewarming party. [Read More]
books  bremen  cloud atlas  education system  identity  indian  letters from oldenburg  letters home  nordenham  politics  reading  the egg  train  travel 

Starry night

 Posted on November 30, 2013  |  1 minutes  |  163 words  |  Janani Dhinakaran

The stars are so pure in their brightness tonight. No earthly sources of light can begin to compare. Sirius sparkled in a clean and loud tone as the others seemed to harmonise in the music of the galaxy. [Read More]
astronomy  night  orion  sirius  sources of light  stars  venus 

Feel good links

 Posted on October 21, 2013  |  2 minutes  |  319 words  |  Janani Dhinakaran

I’d like to share here some of the interesting links I’ve read recently: This oneis the less covered story about ordinary and good Indian men. After all the nasty stories we’ve read, this comes as a breath of fresh air and points out all the nice qualities Indian man have. [Read More]
acceptance  be the change you want to see  buddhism  community  Dalai Lama  environment  family  gandhi  generosity  good  good men  good people  habit of happiness  happiness  His Holiness The Dalai Lama  kindness  love  man without money  meditation  meditation techniques  money  pro community  simple  tibet