teaching, traveling, taking pictures
Like a couple bandits, we hop over barricades, slip between the bumpers of stopped cars, and cut through construction sites to reach the fairground. Two illuminated prongs tower in the distance. I trod towards them. Your placid eyes follow me—easygoing and open to adventure, curious about the promises that I offer. Suddenly, between the tines,… Continue reading Penchants at an Amusement Park
Apologies for the late blog post. I was busy last week administering midterm assessments and then grading all of them in order to enter marks before the beginning of the spring break and the last day to withdraw from a course. As I was thinking about what to write for this week, the lesson materials… Continue reading Classroom Discussions with My Students
When I was a child, my younger brother Francis and I spent a lot of time drawing. I am not being hyperbolic about the amount of time we spent drawing: we spent a lot of time drawing! I remember how paper used to excite us. We would draw on yellow or white lined paper in… Continue reading Days of Creativity Past: On My Creative Evolution
In the past several weeks, I have made some purchases that have provided my apartment with missing accoutrements and will allow me to better host guests, should anyone choose to visit me in Doha in the foreseeable future. When I was back in the US, from time to time, I would read Apartment Therapy and oggle the… Continue reading Furnishing My Apartment
This past week I had a number of social engagements that kept me busy, and by writing about these rendezvous, I hope to provide a glimpse into my Doha expat life. Because I am a single 40-year-old with two grown boys back in the US, I am a bit of an outlier here. Most of… Continue reading On Expat Socializing, Impromptu Road Trips, and Single Guy Freedom
Photo of glass blocks at Nabina Ceramics It has been awhile since I wrote a proper blog post about my day-to-day life in Doha. Also, I have been tardy with my last few posts. I was almost tempted to skip my post for this week, but I have been so good about keeping my weekly… Continue reading Second Semester Update
This past week I have been busy with classes and a full schedule of activities over the weekend; thus, I didn't have time to write an extensive blog post. Still, I want to maintain my weekly blogging streak. So instead, I will post a list of stray observations from my experiences last week. I have… Continue reading Stray Observations
This week I am playing with a Buzzfeed-style listicle to recap some of the highlights from my week. Please excuse the hyperbolic title and clickbait image. Enjoy! 😉 1. Received My Library Card from the Qatar National Library I am now the proud owner of a Qatar National Library card! I can check out four… Continue reading 7 Things That Happened to Me This Week That You Will Absolutely Not Believe!
***Spoiler Alert!*** All travel must come to an end. Not trying to be half empty, but let’s face it. Work at your job. Save your money. Make your travel plans. Then go on your trip and post selfies on Instagram. Not trying to be half empty, but let’s face it— social media has changed the… Continue reading Post-vacation Pantoum
Thursday afternoon I was invited to join some of the guys from work for drinks and dinner at the Doha Golf Course. That morning, we all had to submit our grades for the fall semester, so there was some cause for celebration. Regardless, I always relish the opportunity to hang out with my colleague outside… Continue reading A Shaggy Dog Blog Post
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