Eau De Diesel... my first impression of Yangon. The air hummed with generators due to the regular power outages. The city buzzed not only with the whir of generators, but with people and cars. I didn't know before arriving, but the city has a population of 5 million people, and I think I saw many … Continue reading Downtown Yangon
I know ya'll have been on the edge of your seat, waiting for posts about my epic journey. And I'm itching to start writing about it! But, my hard drive is full – I can't download my photos! But a new computer is on order, arriving next week. So I decided to make a little … Continue reading Epic Journey – coming soon
Alternate Title: Deep Thoughts with Heidi (But, if I called it this I would just start laughing, and this is not supposed to be a funny post. The 'Deep Thoughts' reference comes from old Saturday Night Live sketches called: Deep Thoughts by Jack Handey. The sketches were way before my time, but when I was … Continue reading Going Local – Sprung
At my job, I review other people's photography all day, everyday. Everything looks exotic and unique in India and Cambodia and Niger. Different colors, foods, clothing, and landscapes. For me, dropping into any of those places would be a photographers dream. Capturing everything you've never seen in person. I remember how different everything looked in … Continue reading Photography – Going Local
Well, not entirely. But soon I'm going to the most remote, out-of-the-way place I've ever been. I will have to put aside my comfort and everything I think I control in my life - my apartment, my familiar surroundings, my eating habits. Travel takes the control out of my life. My flight is booked to … Continue reading Out of Control
Tonight I got to meet my favorite vegan chef, Chloe Coscarelli. As I said before, when I went vegan, I spent months and months trying to figure out how to eat. There were so many recipes I tried that were so, so bad. Into the garbage bad. When I finally found Chole's cookbook, I arrived … Continue reading Chef Chloe!
As much as I love cheese, who ever thought I would have 'vegan' associated with me? Not me, that's for sure. And certainly not for a year and counting. My parents grew up on dairy farms. My cousins and uncles still operate dairy farms. My grandma used to go out to the barn and dip … Continue reading One Year, Mostly Vegan
Yes, I've developed a strange affinity for them. I never gave them a second thought until I had a fresh-baked English muffin at La Maison in Newport, Oregon of all places. They were insanely good. Puffy and light, with crispy toasted edges, and soft and warm on the inside. Those were my pre-vegan days, so … Continue reading English Muffins?
Not Mama, Dada, ball or doggy. My first words, documented by my mother in my baby book, were: What's that? I like to blame my endless curiosity on that. It's hardwired. My curiosity leads me to turn on PBS and watch shows on science and engineering or the brain for hours. It's all so interesting. … Continue reading What’s That?
I love the quirky and curious things you encounter when traveling. Some of my favorite movies or online slideshows to watch are the behind-the-scenes or the 'making of' segments. So my newest blog category is going to be the photos that didn't make it into the "real" posts. The ones that didn't really help tell … Continue reading Cutting Room Floor – Thailand
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