Charlie W.

Student Traveler

School: University of Colorado Boulder Hometown: Fort Collins, Colorado

Charlie Wellington is a sculptor of sound, artist of people, storyteller, healer, witch, gender anarchist, and dreamer, among other things. Avidly interdisciplinary, Charlie likes to combine music with other art mediums, be that spoken word, visual art, ritual performance, or something else entirely. They are studying music composition, psychology, creative writing and LGBT studies at the University of Colorado - Boulder.

Posts

Trans in Hyderabad, India

By Charlie W.

Foreward: Though posted in November, this post was written in July, a few weeks into my study abroad experience. . . . “Women only! Women only!” I’m at Imliban Park...keep reading

Endings

By Charlie W.

I am leaving India in 3 weeks. It has been almost 5 months here and the endings begin to pile up. We have our final performance, a cultural show in...keep reading

Bridge to Auroville: Part 2 - in Practice

By Charlie W.

Auroville was a city inaugurated 40 years ago as a utopia. It’s charter lists a number of intentions for how the city should feel, how it should be a place...keep reading

Bridge to Auroville: Part 1 - in Dream

By Charlie W.

“Auroville belongs to nobody in particular. Auroville belongs to humanity as a whole. But, to live in Auroville, one must be a willing servitor of the divine consciousness,”reads the intention...keep reading

Repeal of 377 - Queer in India (Part 2 - Work)

By Charlie W.

Three days after the repeal of 377 in India which criminalized sex “against the order of nature,” the queer WhatsApp group I’m in still yields a hundred notifications a day...keep reading

Repeal of 377 - Queer in India (Part 1 - Celebration)

By Charlie W.

I remember when same-sex marriage was legalized in the United States, how my friend happened to be in Washington DC stumbling upon the celebration commencing, how so many people were...keep reading

Week Six of Tabla

By Charlie W.

I’ve been taking tabla lessons for almost six weeks now. As a composer, pianist and clarinetist, exploring music in India was a huge priority for me and I’ve been grateful...keep reading

Arts

Finding ground, Remembering essence

By Charlie W.

I have been here now for over a month. I don’t flinch as much from car horns. I know exactly how fast I need to walk to get to campus...keep reading

Pagan in Hyderabad, India: Ganesh Ritual

By Charlie W.

It is several days after the full moon - four, to be exact, and my host parents invite me to their monthly ritual honoring Ganesh called a homa. I sit...keep reading

Pagan in Hyderabad, India: Bhel Temple

By Charlie W.

I knew my host parents were devout Hindus before I arrived, but the first thing that struck me after walking into their house was the threads of their spirituality, woven...keep reading

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