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Alissa in Egypt: Gummy bears and restlessness.
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A fierce and independent woman's chronicle of putzing, adventuring-. And occasionally stress crying- through the Middle East. Monday, April 27, 2009. Gummy bears and restlessness. The problem is that two of my roommates are moving out in the next few weeks, bringing our foursome down to a lonely pair. May 31st, we'll pack our bags, too, and say our goodbyes to 6A el-Diwan. . Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Free Web Site Counter. An Open Letter to Teachers at the End of Their First Year as Such. I'm n...
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Alissa in Egypt: reflections on an impending farewell.
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A fierce and independent woman's chronicle of putzing, adventuring-. And occasionally stress crying- through the Middle East. Saturday, June 27, 2009. Reflections on an impending farewell. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Free Web Site Counter. An Open Letter to Teachers at the End of Their First Year as Such. Dear Esteemed Teacher, First off let's go ahead and just acknowledge the obvious and still often understated; we did it! I'm writing this letter, primari. Keep it light enough to travel. Well, d...
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Alissa in Egypt: a change in plans.
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A fierce and independent woman's chronicle of putzing, adventuring-. And occasionally stress crying- through the Middle East. Saturday, May 2, 2009. A change in plans. My alarm went off at 5:50 am In truth, I hadn't slept much. All night, it sounded like there was a small riot in the street- turned out just to be a soccer match on tv. I stumbled out of bed bleary-eyed to find my early-rising roommate. Know" blaring in my head. Not quite how I was hoping to start my heady day of language acquisition.
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Alissa in Egypt: A brief history of Alissa's collection of bamf park district skills.
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A fierce and independent woman's chronicle of putzing, adventuring-. And occasionally stress crying- through the Middle East. Tuesday, March 10, 2009. A brief history of Alissa's collection of bamf park district skills. In Egypt, the head of AT&T Egypt's marketing department, an Algerian documentary film director and her filmmaker daughter. I've had Italians, Kurds, Djiboutians. Sudanese, Korean, Algerian, and Lebanese students. . Meeting this student unearthed a memory buried deep within my pre. Rather,...
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Alissa in Egypt: June 2009
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A fierce and independent woman's chronicle of putzing, adventuring-. And occasionally stress crying- through the Middle East. Tuesday, June 30, 2009. The day certainly had its charming moments, however- like when I was fed pita bread and bbq sauce for lunch (. Here, this is American, you'll like it! Thank you, dear readers, for following all of the sagas of this past year and forgiving my occasional lapses in publishing posts. I expect that I may have a new blog up and running for this fall. I'll...In th...
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Alissa in Egypt: in which life takes a turn for the truly bizarre.
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A fierce and independent woman's chronicle of putzing, adventuring-. And occasionally stress crying- through the Middle East. Friday, February 20, 2009. In which life takes a turn for the truly bizarre. Just when I thought my life was slowing into a tranquil, 40 hours-a-week and homemade cooking lifestyle. well, here's just a sample of how my night has gone. I was worried that my parents wouldn't come to Egypt anymore, but I got a quick call home, and it sounds like the trip is still on. As I went to and...
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Alissa in Egypt: Easter in Ethiopia.
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A fierce and independent woman's chronicle of putzing, adventuring-. And occasionally stress crying- through the Middle East. Saturday, April 25, 2009. Holidays away from home are never the same. Growing up, Easter had taken on several priceless traditions- building a cross of flowers at church. Hunting for the especially hard-to-find $1 egg that my dad hid as a bonus in the annual Easter egg hunt. Savoring the one coveted Cadbury. Egg in my basket. . This year, I was to spend Easter in Ethiopia, where m...
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Alissa in Egypt: savoring the marketplace.
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A fierce and independent woman's chronicle of putzing, adventuring-. And occasionally stress crying- through the Middle East. Friday, March 20, 2009. As I was doing Brazilian dance aerobics on a persian. Rug in my Cairo apartment, looking in on the office of Egypt's most famous novelist from the living room window, I had a sudden appreciation for how unique- and charming- my lifestyle and position in Egypt really is. . I made a pan of vegan brownies using smushed. To thermoses. . Is also at the melting p...
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Alissa in Egypt: Chickpeas and Nerd Cred.
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A fierce and independent woman's chronicle of putzing, adventuring-. And occasionally stress crying- through the Middle East. Wednesday, March 18, 2009. Chickpeas and Nerd Cred. Chickpeas for lunch, fava. Beans for diner, fava. Beans again for breakfast. Birthday by playing Go Fish and eating stuffed grape leaves. Ah, how times change! A bit suddenly, another chapter in my Cairene. Experience has come to a close. In anticipation of the Walter Fam's. We've come a long way since then. That's when my inner ...
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