by Robin Sparks | Oct 4, 2014 | Blog, People Living Large, Published Articles, Uncategorized, Where's Robin now?
As some of you may know, I have been living in an intentional community in Marin California this summer. You see, even when I am ‘home’, I experiment with new ways of living in the world. I dreamed of living in community for years, and although I had...
by Robin Sparks | Oct 19, 2013 | Blog, People Living Large, Travel
At the recent Ubud Writers and Readers Festival, there was an Indonesian author who touched me deeply. Augustinus Wibowo journeyed from Beijing to Pakistan over a 4-year period and has lived in the Middle East and Afghanistan. His most recent book “Titik Nol”, which...
by Robin Sparks | Feb 26, 2013 | Blog, People Living Large, Photos, The Best Places In the World, Travel, Where's Robin now?
Written on Nusa Ceningan, a small island off the coast of Bali, Indonesia on February 13, 2013. When I was walking along the beach last night, an Indonesian man told me they needed one more person for a snorkel trip in the morning. They were going to see mantas he...
by Robin Sparks | May 6, 2009 | Blog, People Living Large
The Bali Spirit Festival is behind us now. Thank you Megan, Kadek, Charley, the more than 40 presenters (many who donated their time), the hundreds of volunteers, the festival attendees, and sponsors. The organizers of the festival took a financial hit of over...
by Robin Sparks | May 2, 2009 | Blog, People Living Large, The Best Places In the World
I waited outside the Kafe Restaurant with a small group of people for the shuttle to the Bali Spirit Festival ground. One of those waiting was a quiet dark man wearing a bowler hat and bright Afro ethnic clothing. I asked him if he was going to the Holistic Hip Hop...