Several months ago, I committed to spending three months in the Republic of Georgia to help LCC International University start up the Middle East Scholars Program. And several months ago, May 9 felt very far away. Suddenly, though, it’s right around the corner, and I leave in only 17 days. Eeek! The leaving part, … Continue reading
Category Archives: travel
jewels!
Move over Tiffany…I’ve discovered some new favorites houses! Yesterday, I attended the Doha Jewellery and Watches Exhibition 2015. According to the event’s website, “The Exhibition distinguishes itself from other exhibitions as the chosen venue for international product launches in the world of jewellery and watch design and manufacturing. Our aims are to establish the highest … Continue reading
what a difference a day makes…
Moving from the familiar to the unknown can be challenging, in more ways than one might anticipate. Obviously, moving across the globe, away from family and loved ones, is hard. And working at a new job and learning to interact with new colleagues can sometimes feel difficult, too. But, when one has to also deal with … Continue reading
my latest adventure…
Last year, I accepted a job as a research assistant at Texas A&M’s Qatar Campus. And up until just a few days ago, I was working from Chicago. But, after finally receiving my work visa, I flew out of O’Hare on December 29, and landed in Doha, Qatar on December 30. A new year in … Continue reading
hats!
“Fashion is a kind of communication. It’s a language without words. A great hat speaks for itself.” One day, while walking to the Kierkegaard conference in Copenhagen, I happened upon a butik (boutique) whose window display drew me in. Unfortunately, I don’t remember the name of the shop, but I did take pictures of the … Continue reading
going back for seconds: more smoerrebroed!
As promised, I made a trip back to the neighborhood butcher my landlady suggested. In fact, I did so the morning after I posted the original smoerrebroed post. Apparently, even Danes are crazy about their smoerrebroed, because when she saw my blog post, she got hungry for some and asked me to pick a few … Continue reading
scrumptious smoerrebroed!!!
Before I decided to travel to Denmark, I had never even heard of smoerrebroed. (It’s actually spelled with an “o” that has a line through it, not with an oe, but my keyboard doesn’t have danish characters…) But, as soon as I started reading travel guides and doing online research about Denmark and Copenhagen, I … Continue reading
crying
I cried three times today. The first was over something silly. I got frustrated because I couldn’t figure out how to do something quite simple. Like open a door, or unlock a bike, or some other such thing that should be easy, but, because I’m in a different county, it turns into something so complex … Continue reading
love…
It’s true. I followed a man to Denmark. From the moment I met him, I was smitten, head-over-heels, crazy in love. My heart pounded when I read his letters. He wrote of love—the real kind—and made me swoon. And when listening to him, all I could do was nod my head and agree with everything … Continue reading
eight first impressions of denmark
Converse all-star shoes—both high- and low-tops in all different colors—are quite popular. I should have brought my red ones. Danes are ridiculously friendly. They may not look it off-hand, but so far, if I ask anyone directions, or what something means in English, and they become immediately helpful and kind. In fact, I asked a … Continue reading
feisty living 