When I went into the office of my program director to turn in my final paper and get my final allotment, the director asked me to think about what I would say to the new class. What my advice would be. What I wished someone had told me a year ago. What I have learned. [...]
Wait, so where do I buy….?
In an effort to keep up readership of my blog, I have been thinking for days on what to write about. I’m trying not to fall into my old habit of write-every-month, but I realized that my general insight comes from something interesting that happens, which then inspires me to write about it. Granted, little [...]
Cairo dirty dirty beautiful
Before I start my post, I must give credit where credit is due – my title is not my own. I borrowed it from a friend’s facebook album detailing our recent Egyptian adventure, and although I usually find a lot of entertainment in creating my own titles, I thought his was too perfect to pass [...]
Back on the bike
So for two months I have not been able to ride my Moroccan motor bike. Most of that was due to my extended trip home, and since then, the battery has been very dead. However, as I was sitting in a taxi the other day watching some kids whip by I remembered that I was, [...]
If the walls could talk….
It goes without saying that I haven’t written in a while. Actually, ‘a while’ is an under statement, as it has been almost two months. My time has been spent general living life and generally neglecting communication. Not to say that writing in my blog isn’t living life, but I have found that in the [...]
Culinary adventures
One of the most interesting aspects of life after college is food. At school, I had a hot plate and a microwave, but a majority of my culinary activity was limited to Annie’s Mac & Cheese and Moroccan Mint Tea. Plus, we were forced to have a meal plan, which meant that the campus dining [...]
Time flies, but can it also fall?
So I know that the phrase goes “time flies,” but that does not truly capture the movement of life through time. The verb ‘to fly’ implies zero acceleration, a constant velocity, a horizontal, albeit fast, movement through space. A bird flies, a plane flies, and even though there is acceleration and deceleration involved in the [...]
A grain…no a bag of salt
In my postings of Morocco, this year and last year, I realized that I haven’t given a view of the mishaps and the problems that always seem to make their way into the day. Although I love Morocco, and I would come back a thousand times, my biggest advice to anyone wanting to live in [...]
Fassi night-life a year later
At first glance, Fez at night in 2008 seems the same as it was in 2007, but I am beginning to notice subtle differences in the darkness. Granted, it is Ramadan, so every Moroccan that would typically be out during the day converges on the street due to momentary freedom from the their fasting duties. [...]
