#conversationswithstrangers

I was trying to capture a pic. This old lady, seeming to hurry inbetween her household tasks, rushed towards the door and halted there seeing me. Umma : Eduthu kazhinjo? Njan : Illa umma. Endhe chodhicha? Umma : Molu padam edukunha vare ingottu nikkaam. Pani undu. Angottu ponam. Njan : Umma endeppom oru padam edukkuvo? Umma : Ayyo njan o? Inganeyo? Njan : Adhinendha? Umma : Sheri molae 📸 📸 #ConversationsWithStrangers Translation (Umma means Mother) Umma : Have you taken the pic? I : No Umma. Why did you ask? Umma : Dear, until you finish clicking I shall wait here. Have to cross that way. Chores are pending I : Can we take a snap together? Umma : Who me? With this look? I : So what? 📸📸 #SmilesFromMattanchery #Mattanchery #MattancheryDiaries #MattancheryScenes #FortKochi #FortKochiDiaries #Kochi #KeralaGodsOwnCountry #KeralaTourism #Solowanderer #FriendlyStrangers # (at Mattancherry) https://www.instagram.com/p/CYWOvwXvU6w/?utm_medium=tumblr

Always on the Move. Waiting for trains, listening to why throughout history they don't want black people to read! #trainphilosophy #traintopics #conversationswithstrangers (at Western station)

Kareri Village • pic by @rachneet.kaur • #ConversationsWithStrangers "Do you remember when we were little how we used to raise our arms when the teacher asked who was the smartest in the class? I miss it." . "What do you miss about it?" . "The way we all were just ourselves back then. Now if you make a group of adults sit together and ask them who do they think is the strongest, most creative or beautiful, they all will get uncomfortable and start looking at each other. They will point towards one another and assign tags and feel reluctant to raise their own hands. This is why I feel the easiest and the hardest thing in life is to be our self." . "I see your point and I second that. Also, we call others judgmental but what we forget is that we judge others half of the times, knowingly unknowingly." . "Do you see those kids over there? They belong to Kareri and I have returned here to meet them again. They take me as I am. I let them be the way they are. I tell them about the city life and they tell me about their routine in the village. When it comes to lifestyles, we are a contrast. Me and them. But our hearts are same. They teach me simplicity. They tell me to slow down and they remind me how beautiful it is to be flawed. And I? I teach them to stay the same. I think, I will keep returning to see them grow." (at Kareri Village)

I’m essentially expressing an open invitation for people to video chat with me and talk to me about literally whatever they want to. I will do my best to listen intently, but I’m not going to ask questions unless they further the story I’m being told along, or help my understanding of it. Feel free to message me with a request for a session, and we can schedule a time and format. I will do my best to be respectful of you and your opinions, and I promise complete discretion in case someone want to tell me something personal. I apologize if this seems creepy, but our culture makes it hard to get to know people of varying backgrounds, and this seemed like the easiest and most powerful way to do so. Thank you for your consideration!

~Kat