By leela

^{_{Modified on May 3rd, 2023 at 9:26 am}
May 1, 2023 at 9:46 pm}

My first taste of durian ‘04

In the musty, tiled apartment of the family of Hindu devotees that hosted us, they offered us durian.

The family and my father proclaimed:

”It has such a strong smell! Like gasoline!”

“Will you like it? It’s okay not to like it.”

I don’t remember having much of an opinion, except that it was an expansive creamy texture that was heavier then I expected. It felt pretty incompatible with the other foods that we had been eating: typically rice, curry and puris with our hands.

My father, Swami Vittalananda Saraswati, had brought us along on his trip to lead services for a family of Malaysian devotees of Shree Maa.

By leela

^{_{Modified on May 11th, 2023 at 2:53 pm}
April 18, 2023 at 5:43 pm}

First Kiss: ‘06 Fanime Con

First Kiss, first time, memoir

I was 17 when when we were staying at the hotel at Fanime Con with the DVC Anime Club. He had a spot on the floor of the girl’s room.
When everyone else was out, I leaned off the bed and we kissed for the first time.

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By leela

^{_{Modified on May 3rd, 2023 at 9:26 am}
May 1, 2023 at 9:46 pm}

My first taste of durian ‘04

durian, first time, memoir, travel

In the musty, tiled apartment of the family of Hindu devotees that hosted us, they offered us durian.

The family and my father proclaimed:

”It has such a strong smell! Like gasoline!”

“Will you like it? It’s okay not to like it.”

I don’t remember having much of an opinion, except that it was an expansive creamy texture that was heavier then I expected. It felt pretty incompatible with the other foods that we had been eating: typically rice, curry and puris with our hands.

My father, Swami Vittalananda Saraswati, had brought us along on his trip to lead services for a family of Malaysian devotees of Shree Maa.

By leela

^{_{Modified on May 11th, 2023 at 2:53 pm}
April 18, 2023 at 5:43 pm}

First Kiss: ‘06 Fanime Con

First Kiss, first time, memoir

I was 17 when when we were staying at the hotel at Fanime Con with the DVC Anime Club. He had a spot on the floor of the girl’s room.
When everyone else was out, I leaned off the bed and we kissed for the first time.