On My Last Legs

NaBloPoMo is almost finished, but I find myself unable to concentrate on any of the posts I’ve had in mind.
I’m feeling a bit low these days, as it usually happens to me around the holidays. My family has gathered this weekend in America and as I cannot be there, I’m suffering the eternal sadness of [...]

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Five Things I’ve Had To Learn As An Expat

Living in Pakistan has meant that I have had to learn new ways of doing things. Coming here from a different culture and a different religious tradition, I’ve had to forget certain habits and condition myself to suppress manners and reactions that are natural to me, but that in this culture would be out of place [...]

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Onboard the Beagle

The Origin of Species has been on my To Be Read pile for at least five years. As 2009 marks the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin’s birth, I am neglecting it no longer. I am diving right in and giving it my full attention.
Stay tuned, for I hope, nay, I expect, [...]

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A Post in Ten Words

I have been eating a lot. My diet begins Monday.

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Five Cultural Observations About Pakistan

Most houses in Lahore have a square shape, a flat roof and very large windows that are often covered up with thick outdoor shades called chiks. There is always at least one terrace.
Cars and driveways are washed every day.
Brooms and mops don’t have a stick. Traditional brooms are a bunch of needles that are tied together with [...]

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NaBloPoMo: Past the Midway Point

I’ve made it past the hump without missing a day, but it’s been close.
I have plenty of ideas, but fitting in the time to write has been a challenge sometimes, especially because my concentration suffers when I’m interrupted constantly, as it is bound to happen with a young child.
So far, NaBloPoMo has been good for [...]

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