Siddhartha by the River

I have been biking to the piers at Sunset Park to read Siddhartha while facing the upper bay of the Hudson River's estuary. I knew that Siddhartha's encounter with the river would be the tale's most moving chapter for me. I wanted to prepare for it by contemplating, as I read, the ebb and flow … Continue reading Siddhartha by the River

Amanecer brooklynense

Me levanté antes de que Alba llegara con su luz suave y gentil a iluminar a Brooklyn. Salí de casa rumbo al aeropuerto JFK. Mientras transitaba hacia el sur por la autopista junto al río Hudson, donde la bahía baja de su estuario se abre a la ancha mar, la luna menguante brillaba en el … Continue reading Amanecer brooklynense