by Chris LaMountain | Jul 12, 2019 | Uncategorized
Freundliche Welt, No one said it was easy, tossing my bag of bones around the world. But I had no clue that the secret mode of transportation on this small globe was the Emotional Rollercoaster! Wow this is a sticky situation, my friends: two weeks per destination is...
by Chris LaMountain | Jul 9, 2019 | Uncategorized
Vriendelijke Wereld, My brave, little heart took the leap out of the safety of my German village homebase for a day. This past Wednesday, I traveled (in quite an appropriate direction) northwest to witness the European premier of “The Crossing,” which is a...
by Chris LaMountain | Jul 2, 2019 | Uncategorized
Hallo Freunde! I wanted to introduce a new segment to my blog, which I will delightfully call “Bahá’í moments.” In such blog posts, I hope to hone in on general aspects of Baha’i teachings, and explore how those ideas are exercised in the lived experiences of...
by Chris LaMountain | Jun 28, 2019 | Uncategorized
From our lovely discovery of Frankfurt, the journey takes us west to the quaint, old farmer’s town of Kriftel. Unlike Chicago with its urban sprawl, the borders of Frankfurt are true to themselves, and where the city line is placed, the metropolis stops. This means...
by Chris LaMountain | Jun 27, 2019 | Uncategorized
Freundliche Welt, Today marks the fifth day of my worldwide tour, and my young bones are already aching! 40 miles of walking, 5 miles of running, 6 laugenbrezel mit käse (cheese pretzels), endless kaffee, and an infinite curiosity for this corner of the world. I had...
by Chris LaMountain | Jun 9, 2019 | Uncategorized
“Intone, O My servant, the verses of God that have been received by thee, as intoned by them who have drawn nigh unto Him, that the sweetness of thy melody may kindle thine own soul, and attract the hearts of all men….” -Baha’u’llah A few weeks ago, I had the...
by Chris LaMountain | May 17, 2019 | Uncategorized
Kind World, I would like to cordially welcome you all to my blog, tracking my Circumnavigator’s trip during the coming summer 2019. As you can read in the “About” section in the corner of the lovely cover photo of the Australian Baha’i Choral...
by Kimani Isaac | Feb 8, 2019 | Uncategorized
You don’t begin to realize the depth of how many preconceived notions you have until you begin to question what someone’s voice is going to sound like. Back in the States, I already know most of the dialects and potential accents of my country. I know the twang of a...
by Kimani Isaac | Feb 4, 2019 | Uncategorized
So I’m, what, 18 days into my life here in Paris? The illustrious Shirin Vossoughi (prof at NU) once told me that part of the reason why she thinks that babies sleep so much is because they’re learning everything for the first time. I’m hoping that...
by Kimani Isaac | Jan 13, 2019 | Uncategorized
I’m going to call this the 24 hour anniversary of my arrival in Paris. I landed yesterday at 5 in the morning. After waiting in line to go through customs, grabbing my luggage and getting in an Uber, the first thing I really noticed about Paris was that even at...
