“I don’t feel very productive,” one of my teammates admitted the other day during a conference call. It could have been any of us talking that day, because we all have days and weeks where “productivity” is an anomaly. What
Joy in the Morning
“Is there something bothering you? Is everything ok?” my language helper, “Lana,” asked me on Wednesday. “Mmm, no, everything is fine,” I replied in all honesty. I couldn’t identify anything that was bothering me – except the fact that she
(Still) Learning to Abide
There’s been a long silence here on my blog the past few months! There’s been no silence in my heart or head, though, as I’m adjusting to life in the Middle East, full-time Arabic learning, and discovering what it means
Furious listening
As you may know, I’m working once again this summer in the Summer Institute of Linguistic’s Second Language Acquisition course. I’m working with 8 students along with a friend and speaker of Iraqi Arabic, Wafaa (who I met last year).
How to live a regret-free life
I woke up a few minutes before my alarm this morning. That’s always pleasant – it makes me think I may be got a full night’s sleep. Either that or the security guard that opens and closes the door of
Bread for abiding
I’m sorry for the long period of silence on the blog! My days the past couple of weeks have been very full of class, meeting with students, learning Arabic (if you don’t know why, feel free to ask), and doing