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The American Dream
In 2001, my family had escaped another cold Canadian winter by vacationing in Florida. One warm night, my dad found a tattered blanket in the closet. “The family we’re renting from won’t miss it,” he claimed, and led my younger … Continue reading
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Gaztelugatxe
I walk up the cobblestone steps alone, the wind whipping at my loose hair until it looks wilder than the sea. I count each step in my head, and at step one hundred I pause, leaning over the stone ridge … Continue reading
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Typecast: A Quick Note About Queens
Writers don’t write anymore — we type. Perhaps some of us still remember how to trace pens in circular motions to sign our checks or do some journaling, but mostly, we’re merely typists. In a fraction of a second, we … Continue reading
Posted in Quick Notes, Reflection, Travel
Tagged desolation, isolation, let it goooo, new york city, paul simon, queens, signatures, sunnyside, writers, wrtiting
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An exercise in oil burning—not drilling—around midnight
What follows was a month-long meditation on the state of my life in April of 2012. “State” here encompasses both physical location and mental wellbeing. Scared, stubborn, and sulking, I sat on this piece for months, worrying about the existence … Continue reading
Posted in Reflection, Travel
Tagged anxiety, drilling, employment, oil, reflection, restlessness, Travel
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The Birth of a Francophile
I sat around reading warning labels as a kid. Maybe some kids played basketball or kickball. Nope. Not me. That’s where I first learned French. The words were musical. Though they burbled from my lips in lumps, I still sensed … Continue reading
Posted in Narrative, Travel
Tagged Culture, edith piaf, France, francophile, French, humor, Life, Miscellaneous, Musings, people, personal, random, thoughts, Travel
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Charlotte heat
Even after living in Charlotte for a month, I still hadn’t actually seen downtown Charlotte. I’m so busy either working, writing, or sleeping that I forget there’s a city 5 minutes away from where I work. So when my parents … Continue reading
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Departure
Tomorrow, I leave Egypt after a one-month stay, making this my final night. I’m packed, gifts and souvenirs swaddled in shirts and crammed in a suitcase inflamed by shopping. My room is empty, my final clothes prepared, my alarm set for … Continue reading
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Tagged Egypt, reflection, Travel
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Elections and almond blossoms
This past Sunday, Egypt announced its first democratically elected president: Muhammad Morsi. It would be a milestone for any nation. Egypt is no exception. I ’d like to say I was huddled in some austere bunker nibbling rations as a radio announcement … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Travel
Tagged Camus, Egypt, Egypt election 2012, January 25 Revolution, opinion, politics, Travel
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Old stones
From the top of a ruined Greek temple, I see the city of Fayoum bathed in the blue horizon. It’s a stubble of cramped buildings separated from me by a desert of beige sand that drifts from dune to dune in ghostly clouds. The rest of … Continue reading
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Tagged Camus, Egypt, Fayoum, humanism, Karanis, philosophy, Travel
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Egypt: Arrival and Call to Prayer
I got to Egypt last Friday, hitting ground around 11:30 a.m. after an 11 hour flight. Day one of my one-month stay began by lagging for an hour at the baggage claim as Andrea Bocelli played through the lavish terminal that houses Egypt Air. Arabic and … Continue reading
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Tagged Egypt, God, Islam, Middle East, Muslim, philosophy, religion, Tillich, Travel
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