Tag Archives: middle east
The Inevitable Tourist
In contrast to my last 6-hour day, I’ve been quite busy lately, though that’s more because of a packed orientation schedule than any initiative of my own. I think I’m still jetlagged enough that if left to my own … Continue reading
“Yulla, ‘Cheese!’”
That’s what the CALES guy said when taking the picture before we went to Jameel’s for lunch (“yulla” is kind of a catch-all term for “hey!”). It was all the new students, so there were about 8 of us, and … Continue reading
Settling into Sana’a
Yemen feels much more like a real place now, instead of a strange state of being I’m itching to get out of (good thing). I had a feeling it was something similar to the immediate, desperate homesickness you get … Continue reading
Marhaba min Yemen!
I just took my first shower with hot water since Doha. It has perhaps been my happiest time in Sana’a so far. Which sounds pretty negative, I know, but after a few nights of very, very cold water, feeling clean … Continue reading
