Articles from the ‘Nowhere Slow’ section

travel 07.30.10 Nowhere Slow: A Spell of Remembering, Woven in Eight Leaves

In the final entry of his series from Pohnpei, Jonathan Gourlay encounters the island’s devious ailments and powerful cures.
travel 06.11.10 Nowhere Slow: Sweet Nights at the Coral-Dredging Site

It isn’t a good idea, but Jonathan Gourlay plays with the Queen of Hearts on the island of Pohnpei.
travel 05.14.10 Nowhere Slow: The Guy Who Bit His Finger Off

Jonathan Gourlay learns the subtle art of cultivating one’s reputation on Pohnpei.
travel 04.16.10 Nowhere Slow: An Introduction to Some Ghosts on the Road

Memories of family, murderers, and rust haunt Jonathan Gourlay.
travel 03.24.10 Nowhere Slow: A Song from the First Heaven

Jonathan Gourlay smells sweet as he sits half naked at the center of a feast house on the island of Pohnpei.
travel 02.24.10 Nowhere Slow: A Dirty Dictionary

Jonathan Gourlay begins to lose himself at a sakau market on Pohnpei, but is saved by a slap.

travel 01.27.10 Nowhere Slow: Try Me First, Eat Me Later

Jonathan Gourlay engages in deep, penetrating discussion at a sakau bar.
travel 12.28.09 Nowhere Slow: A Slice of Ripe Tomato, Lightly Salted

Jonathan Gourlay tries to count in Pohnpeian but never gets past “one.”
travel 12.04.09 Nowhere Slow: The Great Public Bus in the Sky

Jonathan Gourlay takes Continental Micronesia from Honolulu to Pohnpei in Micronesia.
travel 11.11.09 Nowhere Slow: Get a Wife

On the island of Pohnpei in Micronesia, Jonathan Gourlay prepares for his daughter’s kindergarten graduation — or at least tries to.
travel 10.12.09 Stuck

Jonathan Gourlay attends a traditional feast on the island of Pohnpei in the Federated States of Micronesia.