Category Archives: Anthropology

Deep in the any space place

Posted on December 16, 2013 by mindinthematter

SCATTERED UNTHINKINGS: Somewhere between REWIND and FASTFORWARD 5/12/2013 Calcutta, India The land of the flow. No time to think about the future as the present devours you. Just when you think you have the space for a timely thought it … Continue reading →

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Out of Africa, yet Africa within.

Posted on March 22, 2013 by mindinthematter

  Every journey back to Australia serves as a constant reminder of how much on the periphery this country is. The flight paths that link the country like tenterhooks all come from the old global peripheral locations in Asia and … Continue reading →

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Ten Minutes at Ten o’clock

Posted on September 5, 2012 by mindinthematter

Transcend                                Into me.                                                                  and from within,                                                                                                            out. My social formula is measured by your ability to: Amuse, Arouse or Inspire. This is the criteria of my anthropic desire. Wisdom and a Woman at the tram stop. 10pm, … Continue reading →

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Now marking a year abroad

Posted on January 26, 2012 by mindinthematter

reMelbourniscent Today, the national holiday in Australia, Marks a year abroad Here are my thoughts and feelings spewed into print, As last night I couldn’t sleep     Reminiscent, of a city far from me, yet very vivid to my … Continue reading →

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Its a long and winding road.

Posted on November 22, 2011 by mindinthematter

The Morocco Diary Last August/September I spent the month hitch-hiking around Morocco. I took with me a small backpack, enough to fit two changes of clothes, a tin cup, a blanket and a scrapbook. Here are some of the excerpts … Continue reading →

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