Tag: expat
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SO HOW’S THE BOOK COMING ALONG?
“SO HOW’S THE BOOK COMING ALONG?” I get this question a lot, ever since I started writing my book after getting DOGE’d this past spring. Usually I respond with something like good, great, or coming along well thank you! That’s not totally untrue, but to be more specific, it was coming along well for several…
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Wars Always Become Forgotten Wars
Reflections on the first week of the Israel-Hamas war after watching another war be forgotten. Content warning: I’m writing about war and conflict, though it probably won’t be any more gruesome than just reading the daily news.
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Where Did My Travel Bug Go?
My trip to Mexico & how traveling feels different at 30 BOOSTED. Fun fact! This story got boosted over on Medium as part of Medium’s Boost Program, which as far as I can tell is when a human Booster reviews a story, likes it, and sends it rocketing up into space via the algorithm. Check…
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The Bravery of Our Past Selves
And what we’d say if we could send them messages I was going to write about something else today but my self-of-one-year-ago kept popping up so I decided to write about her instead. Raja and I have gone through such a major transition – moving from Jordan to the US – in the last year…
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Quitting Syria
After Seven Years, My Job Is No Longer Syria Conflict-Related Arlington, MA-February 2023 On Tuesday, I left all my Syria WhatsApp groups and unsubscribed from Syria update emails and live trackers. Afterwards I felt a huge sense of relief. I have more to say about it – about what changed in my life these past…
Curious Georgie 
–مرحبا سلام Thank you so much, what a lovely comment to receive! I think you’re right; we can’t always be…