*sigh* I’ve been here for only a little over a month, and I think I’m getting a serious case of the Baghdad blues. There was definitely a romantic notion to this whole chapter in my life when the idea was first proposed to me. (well, not actually proposed, when I first heard it through the …
Category Archives: Iraq
Hands of Victory
Nothing enlightening for now, just a few pictures from a recent trip out to the Hands of Victory.
Dojo’s Diner!
Not that I absolutely don’t adore the embassy’s dining facility (known from now on as the “DFAC”), but it is nice to mix it up every once in a while. I’m sure there are typical restaurants dotted around Baghdad, like any normal city (because that’s exactly what it is…a normal city, right?), but inside the …
how food can save Middle East conflicts
I swear I’m on to something with my combined interest in food and Middle East affairs! This Ramadan, the hottest (and probably most miserable) one in several years, even the Moroccans and Algerians have found a way to put aside their differences…(at least until the meal is over). Al-Arabiya (English version) posted this variety piece …
Food Network: Iraq-style (Ramadan edition)
Here’s a vague vague hint about what I spend a lot of my time doing….I read and watch a lot of international news. Gosh, I’m interesting, I know. To facilitate this, I have access to streaming video for local and international TV stations, which, lucky for me, don’t always play news. In fact… Sometimes they …
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update
After a bit of a snag, the blog is back up. I’m working on tweeking some previously-published posts, and I have many many drafts that just need a bit more editing until they’re ready, but your patience is appreciated! Fabio bought me a Turkish cookbook while in Istanbul, and it made me miss cooking and …
Honor first. Coffee second.
There are no Starbucks coffee shops in Baghdad (that I know of). Here in the embassy, we have Green Beans. The staff is friendly, the selection is decent, the music is either Beyonce/Akon, or weird new-wave spoken word music, and best of all, the internet is free and (mostly) unblocked.
“pear muffin cake” and why T-walls are useless
Guess who finally figured out how to use Picasa! Yay! I guess this is what you do when you have a day off and not much else to do. Yes, I’m living in a region that is bursting with culture and history that I’m longing to discover, but I might as well be in Texas, …
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