When the first call to prayer wrestled me out of a deep sleep, it was still pitch black in the room. Nothing stirred, not a rooster could be heard, and even the guards kept their silence. This was license for me to drift back into a luscious sleep while the echoes of the muezzin faded … Continue reading »
Category Archives: On the Road
The Silver Necklace
It wasn’t just any crafts store, selling cheap souvenirs to tourists. Tourism had long ended in Niger and the only foreigners passing through were by and large in the aid sector. Many of the visitors on UN Missions or working for NGOs like myself found an oasis in the Grand Hotel du Niger since it … Continue reading »
Winter Wonder in Quebec
To inspire my friends who shun the cold and the snow, here are a few choice photos of Quebec City at the most lovely time of year, with Christmas cheer, ice skating under the moonlight, and a German Christmas Market to bring on the season that everybody loves to escape, except me . . . come … Continue reading »
Impressions: Bangladesh
I am reviving my poetic version of Bangladesh below for my readers and sharing photographic memories from my recent trips. The first is set is a boat trip with some girlfriends on the haors under the rain in Sunamganj: And the second set is a tea estate in Sylhet: And here is my dedication to Bangladesh, … Continue reading »
Sanaa
One of the most magical cities I have ever been to, Sanaa, the capital city of Yemen, is like stepping into a dream and turning the clock back 2000 years. I never would imagined how many times I would fall in love with the places I have been called to and this one stole my … Continue reading »
The Birds Over Kosovo
They storm the sky announcing the sunset and sharpen their wings on the sky’s blushing hues. They beckon me out onto the balcony of another Pristina dawn. Possessed by their haunting caws, into the twilight I am all at once drawn. Black as tar, countless as the stars, these odd birds rearrange the sky – … Continue reading »
Another Test Post
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