January 2010

Looking for (oven) love in Baghdad

January 8, 2010

Though it’s felt like forever already, I am finally arriving on the sixth month mark since I began working in Baghdad. I’ve learned many lessons so far, one of which is that Baghdad is a terrible environment to look for love…of any sorts. I’ve met and heard (gossiped) about too many women that come to [...]

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Berry pie

January 7, 2010

As much as I complain about the Embassy’s cafeteria food, there is one thing I have to consistently hold myself back from eating everyday… Dessert! I have such a ferocious sweet tooth, and the Nepalese cooks always lure me with some sort of cobbler or chocolate pudding cake kept at a toasty temperature. Perfect for [...]

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Touch football and plastic lenses

January 3, 2010

Farrell got me a Diana telephoto lens for Christmas, from my new favorite photography site Photojojo, and I decided to try it out during a big game of (day after) New Year’s Day touch football. Since the lens is made of plastic, it gave everything a soft blur and messed with the colors a bit. [...]

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Ending 2009 with a boom

January 2, 2010

What. A. Year. Seriously, there were some big changes. Starting my lovely little blog, graduating college, entering into the fabled “real world”, getting engaged (!), and moving all around the freakin’ world. I used to keep track of how many times I’ve been on a plane, but considering that last year consisted of flights from [...]

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