Culture of Origin: No Escape
One of the things that amazes me every day is noticing how deeply embedded we are with our culture of origin. I think it is almost impossible to overcome (I say “almost” only because there may be a margin of error I haven’t thought of). It colors everything we perceive in the bedrock of who […]
Thanksgiving in Abu Dhabi
Although Thanksgiving abroad is a regular old day here in the Middle East, I can make it special. My family, especially my son-in-law, loves American food, and Thanksgiving is his fave. Each year that I have lived here, I have ordered a fresh turkey from a specialty shop in Dubai. It’s expensive, about 250 AED, […]