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Category Archives: Syria
Food Shortages
You may have heard talk about the global food shortages on the news recently. It seems that we may soon feel the effects here in Syria soon also. Already the prices of bread products have increased slightly but there could … Continue reading
Life Without Water
We have recently re-located to the periphery areas of Damascus. I guess it would be an equivalent of Brooklyn to Manhattan. We reach the general area after a brief 10-minute stretch of highway and enter into another city setting but it … Continue reading
Pork: The ultimate home wrecker
Talking with different people here, I have heard many explanations for Islamic practices. We briefly had an Algerian roommate who liked to put Islam in scientific terms. For example, when Muslims pray, they kneel and touch their head to the … Continue reading
Tamer and Abdullah
While visiting Deir ez Zur, we met the children of our friend Raed. Like all Syrian children, they start English education quite young. Tamer was eager to practice his English with us and was quite curious since we were the … Continue reading
Naughty Children
Today was one of my last days teaching at Berlitz. One of my favorite students, Mohammad, brought me flowers. This really touched me, primarily since he is 5 so you know he had to ask his mother to get them … Continue reading
Car Bomb
On the evening of Valentine’s Day, there was an explosion in a residential area of Damascus. It had been a car bomb that killed only one person, a Hezbollah leader. We heard no explosion and actually didn’t even hear of … Continue reading
Damascus: Home Sweet Home
We have received a warmer welcome here in Damascus than we ever anticipated. Our recent visits to both Palmyra and Aleppo have made it blatantly clear just how special this city is. Granted, most areas aren’t so aesthetically pleasing, but the … Continue reading
Sin for Sale
In addition to learning Arabic, we have been learning a great deal about perceptions of America and the West. Some situations are a bit uncomfortable and other times it is just plain funny. Many things that are forbidden in Islam … Continue reading
Abu Ghraib
When we made the decision to move to the Middle East, I figured our nationality would be perceived negatively at one point or another. The topic of politics doesn’t come up right away, for us it has only happened with … Continue reading
Shattering Perceptions
“Do you like Bush?” “No.” “Good, you are ALWAYS welcome in our home.” That may be a common political question for people to ask, but it was much more powerful coming from an Iraqi family who lost … Continue reading