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Saturday, January 24th, 2026 Georgetown, Guyana It was an ordinary day in some way at the Nimai Pandit Study Centre. As a guest, I was asked to conduct most of the program in the morning – leading the kirtan  chants plus deliver the class. With the assistance of a most reliable Saci Suta, we did something a little different – screened two of my music videos, “Every Guy” and “Stellar Dad.”  I took some time to express to the twenty or so sitting before me young men and four wo

Friday, January 23rd, 2026 Georgetown, Guyana At 5 AM, the temple and study centre practices begin with a one hour japa  meditation session. Resident monks and a few folks living outside attend, lined up in lotus position, uttering the maha mantra  for self purification. This is followed by kirtan  chanting and darshan,  viewing of the deities named Parama Karuna Nitai Gaurachandra. Musical instruments are used here. It is joyful. Subsequently, the class, Bhagavatam , has us

Thursday, January 22nd, 2026 Suriname/Guyana Nayan and I had booked rooms for ourselves in hotel next to the Suriname Airport to catch an early flight for Guyana. It was a bit shady to say the least – no mirrors (I had to share), the sink was plastic, and when I was showering, the toilet collapsed on the floor with water spilling out of the tank. The flight was delayed by hours. Once we got in the airport, no one could hear the announcements due to the poor acoustics. For a w

Wednesday, January 21st, 2026 Coronie, Suriname   Hiking westbound beyond municipal lights on the road through jungle was risky, but Glen and I took that chance, but it was Shantipriya who had the idea to drive his van at walking pace with headlights on in case we would run into predators. It was the first time in my marathon walking years (which is 30 this year) that I had my support guy right behind me. During this period, the rain came. Glen and I pulled out our umbrellas

Tuesday, January 20th, 2026 Coronie, Suriname     I am serious about this walk in Suriname which I hope to complete over several visits to the country.  At 4:20 AM, Shantipriya and Glen support me in this effort today. Shantipriya majored in archaeology and has had numerous assignments in the wild bush where Glen spent twelve years in the jungle, fairly alone, in a hut. I have the right people with me in a wild but beautiful country.   We were fortunate to have some street li

Monday, January 19th, 2026 Paramaribo, Suriname   Matt Holmes is quite the world traveler who hails from Los Angeles. He is a visitor to Suriname, like myself, and we were on the same plane landing at Paramaribo. I hit it on with him right off the bat. We brought him to the Krishna temple, let him have a taste of a Krishna meal, and drove him to the hostel downtown.   I made more friends at the temple including Anita who was awarded the Sanskrit name Advika, which means ‘Eart