It’s all personal
I'm Kim and I have a few blogs (and perhaps an issue with over sharing, and too much time on my hands). My other two projects are www.fiftyfiftyvision.com and www.thisisplanbe.com. I also tweet at https://twitter.com/TheKimTackett and instagram at http://instagram.com/kimtackett. But here, it's all personal. I show up once a week, sometimes less, never more. I don't have a niche or a purpose or a plan. Just a few stories and pictures. Welcome to my personal space.I write about stuff
Category Archives: India
A goddess of one’s own
A year ago I was in India, with several goals in mind. Yes, I was there to work with very poor women and their daughters. And to assist the Reach India office with their marketing. But I also had another … Continue reading
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Tagged creativity, Goddess, India, learning, life, memories, my life, puja, Saraswathi, travel
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A year ago I had a moment
A year ago I was in India, and was reconciling my understanding of poverty, over and over again. Every day. It was a hard trip, and it opened my eyes and broke my heart. And I think about it. Every … Continue reading
India-A Day of Reflection
I am home. I’ve had two days to organize my thoughts, my notes, my gifts and my laundry. I’ve shared my stories and tape recordings with my family. I have napped in the middle of the day, and I have … Continue reading
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India~The Last Day, Part Two
Just wanted y’all to know that I did get to make my check list of deliverables. We’ve just had a productive marketing meeting here in the Reach offices, and I finally feel like I am leaving with something tangible I … Continue reading
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India~The Last Day
This will be short, and no pictures. Quite frankly, I am having a hard time. I am sick (I believe the technical term is Delhi Belly) and barely made it through our day at the Reach offices yesterday. I had … Continue reading
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India~The Day of Despair
It is 6:00 am Thursday morning and I am awake in Kolkata. I have hot tea, clean sheets, a lovely bathroom, and breakfast downstairs. When I go home on Saturday, I will enter a home with multiple cupboards full of … Continue reading
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India~The Day of the Moment
I’m writing this from Patna, in the State of Bihar, but will post when we are back in Kolkata. I think it’s Tuesday. I woke up this morning feeling weary. I had bug bites on my face, and my body … Continue reading
India~The next day
It’s 6:30 am, and we leave for Patna in a few hours. I have four big subjects to cover–the Hare Krishna temple and it’s weird and slightly wonderfulness, driving and self congratulations for being able to manage it (with the … Continue reading
India~What day is it?
I just lost my entire entry….it’s 12:15 and I have a 5:30 wake up call. So here are a few photos and captions. Driving to Maypur. Barb and I had a bonding moment. My room at the Hare Krishna temple, … Continue reading
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India~Day Two, The Real Deal
It’s 11:00 pm, and I have almost recovered from 7 hours driving on Indian roads. The scary part is that Chris and Grover claim these roads were almost peaceful compared to other parts of India. We met at 7:30 this … Continue reading
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kim's tour of no regrets 