March & April, 2023 As we sat on Madame Bell’s bed (Ben’s mother) talking about where Ben and I would be living next, I told her that this time I had decided to go with Ben to the Philippines rather…
Grounded Nomads Breaking New Ground ~ Part 1
Grounded. In yoga terms, being grounded means being physically and energetically connected to the earth… In nomadic terms, it means not being able to fly around the world as we have for over a decade. In bamboo terms, it means…
Disaster resilience. Ben’s multiple life chapters converge….
Doing a google search of Ben Sandzer-Bell could lead one to think there are at least three or four of these guys running around. Not so, this self concocted last name (combining both paternal figures) resulted in a unique last…
Ben en route to Philippines via SF and Japan
HARROWING is the only word that fits my journey to the Philippines from Nicaragua. The biggest challenge, Tokyo, without a doubt. First leg Nicaragua, through El Salvador to San Francisco. A breeze – 7 hour flights, arrive midnight, go to…