Travel

Big Apple Chunks

August 18, 2010

Some slices of our week in New York City. One thing blogging has taught me: “Closeness has nothing to do with distance.”

Homes sweet homes

June 30, 2010

Eden is hosting the Gimme Shelter carnival. Go on over to see the other people’s shelters and maybe add your own. Here are highlights from the places I’ve lived. Family of origin. Sheri, Tami and I shared a basement bedroom during my school years. We didn’t feel squished or deprived of daylight — it just [...]

Context and culture: When 8 year olds weave carpets

June 18, 2010

While browsing for carpets in Aleppo’s souk a month after our arrival in Syria, Roger and I became ensnared in the lair of  an enthusiastic carpet salesman. We had made known that we had no intention of buying, yet our protests only made the smiles, words and tea flow more readily. “THIS carpet,” said our [...]

Answer me this #15

April 16, 2010

How do you tell the difference between acculturated and brainwashed? Consider your answer before you read my reason for the question. . . I usually don’t editorialize on AnswerMeThis posts, but I’ll explain where I’m coming from on this one. While on a college campus the other day, I noticed a woman covered in full [...]

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