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Crossing Cultures Devotional

Resilience

We cross Bourbon Street to the beat. Jazz filters out of various establishments down the lane and around the corners. 

photo by Chris Bair on Unsplash

Colorful lights and tunes draw us into the restaurant. Our party of six is ushered up narrow wooden steps to one of several dining rooms on the second floor.

Derrick the waiter greets us. And proceeds to describe the night’s special offerings in smooth, rapid New Orleans speech. We catch some of what he says, guessing at the rest. And look at the extensive menu of  Cajun and Creole dishes.  

After unhurried perusal, we order. 

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Crossing Cultures Devotional Memoir

Door of No Return

In 2018 we travel across the Atlantic to spend a week with our daughter in Dakar, Senegal. Conversations and laughter mark our visit. Along with bright sun. Cool ocean breezes. Blue sky.  

And a Door of No Return. 

Door of No Return, House of Slaves, Goree Island, Senegal
The Door of No Return on Goree Island.
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Crossing Cultures Devotional Memoir

Stones in the river

The sand was slippery. Soft. Shifting as we plunged through it to our tents by the river. 

Not just any river. The brilliant blue-green water rushing by this camp was the Ganga, otherwise known as the Ganges. Worshiped by millions of Hindus. 

The Ganga River, Rishikesh, India