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Some Syrian Linkage
Great news for all you Syria fans out there (and you know who you are)! Ladies and Gentlemen, I give to you – SyriaLive.net!SyriaLive is the best Syrian navigational guide/portal I’ve come across (not...
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No News is Good News
Like the title says, no news is good news but unfortunately, I’ve got news.Now, I’m less than two weeks from leaving for Yemen and I learn from the news that at least 13 al Qaeda militants tunneled...
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Yay For Me!
Last night I was checking my email and what did I see? Yep, CALES came through for me with a visa! They sent a copy for me via email and I’m assuming that the gentleman that is meeting me at the...
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Arab Academy
I think it’s time for another Arabic Study Materials post. I’ll probably try and do a few more after this as I don’t think I’ll be doing any while in Yemen.I hadn’t studied Arabic since I left the...
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Sana'a Calling
I'm off to Yemen (in about seven hours). I'll post again soon (I hope). I'm bringing my digital camera so hopefully I can get some photos posted too.Cheers
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My Big Fat Yemeni Adventure
Yay I made it! And without further ado...Tuesday, February 21, 2006Finally, safe and somewhat sound, I’ve arrived in Sana’a and settled into CALES. The past several days as I traveled from Seattle,...
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The Adventure Continues...
Please forgive any typos :)Wednesday, February 22, 2006Day two has seen quite a bit of progress so far. Not in learning Arabic but in other equally rewarding ways.I’ve used the squatter twice now and...
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A Little Taste of Syriana
Please excuse my typos...Saturday, February 25, 2006Today is my first day of class. Jameel told me that he really wants me to study with a specific instructor, but because of his other student...
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Fear and Loathing in Sana'a
Please forgive my typos...Thursday, March 02, 2006Wednesday night here is the beginning of the weekend. It seemed like all the other nights before it but it was different in many ways…If a person...
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An Englishman in Sana'a
Please forgive my typos...Sunday, March 05, 2006Yesterday was English Tom’s 24th birthday and his third in the Middle East. He leaves for England in about seven days now and as part of his final...
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Yusef Islam
Friday, March 10, 2006Yesterday I accompanied English Tom to the Shumaila Hari Supermarket as I had to score some more Fruit Loops. Technically, English Tom accompanied me to the supermarket and I...
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And I wonder, still I wonder - who'll stop the rain?
I was finally able to get the photos I mentioned in my last post and to get to the internet cafe at a time when the connection was working well enough to get them all uploaded to my blog.I remember...
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Generic Dictator Chant
I originally posted this on my Word of the Day blog (which I've been studiously neglecting) but I don't think many peeps hit that site and I wanted to share this with everybody back home.It's a generic...
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Update
Tuesday, March 28, 2006Please excuse my ramblings...By my calculations, took me approximately three weeks to fall into a rut. It goes something like this… Wake, Eat, Study, Eat, Class, Internet Café,...
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Stranger Than Fiction
Friday, March 31, 2006So, last weekend’s trip to Abdul Rahman’s village never actually happened. Sure, we started off on our journey, but since we didn’t have, no kidding, permission from the tourist...
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Pictures of Wadi Dahir
Friday, April 07, 2006Gah! The rain is really pouring down at the mo, accompanied by an orchestra of thunder and lighting – a Yemeni version of Fantasia without Mickey Mouse. I know the sa’ilah will...
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Insult to Injury
Since coming to Yemen to study, I have been focusing more and more news about Yemen (makes sense huh?). A couple weeks ago I ran across an article predicting that Sana'a will have depleted its water...
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Playing Catch-Up
As always, please forgive my typos...Thursday, April 23, 2006My goodness how time flies when you’re in a third world country desperately trying to master a foreign language! Let me see if I can get...
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Squatholes of Yemen
I know that everybody is eagerly awaiting the skinny on my trip to Aden but in the meantime I offer you…"The Squatholes of Yemen”
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From Aden with Love
Please forgive my typos...Well, I was just about to study, but as the power has gone out I thought it would be a good time to write about my trip to Aden before I forget all the details.Ahh… Aden. Yes,...
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Lunch with Gahleb
Friday, May 12, 2006I’ve just returned from my instructor’s house, Ghaleb, about an hour ago and I must say that I had a very enjoyable time with him. You know an instructor must be doing something...
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Nose to the Grindstone
Sunday, May 14, 2006I took Saturday off from class as Saturday is our “conversation” day and since I had talked with Ghaleb for about eight hours the day before, I didn’t feel too bad about skipping...
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Beer, Bacon, and the World Cup
Last night was about as good as it gets here in Yemen I believe. One of the German students, Sabina, suggested that we watch the Germany-Argentina quarter-final match at the German Embassy, so...
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Lucky Me
You may be wondering what I did for World Cup action after Italy knocked Germany out of the World Cup. At the time, I was wondering what I was going to do myself.Fortunately, luck was on my side as...
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Pictures of Yemen
The famous Bridge of Shahara from afar The beaches of AdenOne of the colored glass windows at Dar al-HajrAnother of the colored glass windows at Dar al-Hajr Salt Market in Old Sana'a #1Salt Market in...
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