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I attended the #WithSyria Vigil today - #Pray for Syria
This evening at sundown, in cities all around the world, people gathered in remembrance of the three-year anniversary of the Syria conflict. I attended the vigil in London’s Trafalgar Square, where we had a light show, children’s voices on the … Continue reading
Engaging with Mourning
Dear fellow culturtwiners, I shudder at myself, allowing two months and ten days to pass since I last posted on CulturTwined! Someone as hooked on writing as me should never let so much time pass without writing anything, and I … Continue reading
Where in the world is Kati Woronka?
Why, in a charming little café in one of the most - possibly THE most - magical city in the world. Where else would she be? Most of my blog readers are my friends and have followed my movements during … Continue reading
Posted in adjusting to London, announcements, CulturTwining, travel
Tagged istanbul, Syria
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American showing off like a local… at a café in Camberwell
Today I went to do some work in a charming café that’s not too far from my home. It was my first time there - I’d walked by before and it had looked a little bit too nice and I … Continue reading
Washed White as Snow
I live in a part of London that, well, doesn’t have the best of reputations. I hear tell it was much, much worse a decade or so ago, but it still feels a little bit, shall we say, gritty. I … Continue reading
Culture shock across the pond
Way back in 2012, before New Years, before Christmas, before the debt ceiling crisis peaked and before the snowstorms or flooding (depending on which country you’re in), I posted a holiday greeting on CulturTwined. During the holidays I checked out … Continue reading
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Tagged culture shock, diet, double bagging, ice, Pret, Target, U.S.A.
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Create - Imperfect Prose
For two years now, off and on I have participated in the Imperfect Prose community. When I lived in Darfur, Imperfect Prose was my church. The work week in Sudan would end late Thursday afternoon and between close of business … Continue reading
Lip Balm, Security Guards and how I know I really need a good dose of hope
Once a week I go to the British Library to work on some of the boring bookish part of my research. Having access to a grand library like this, with every book ever published in the English language, with free … Continue reading
A Hope-Filled Thanksgiving
This weekend was a rare opportunity for me to take some CulturTwining initiative, introducing a cultural tradition to my friends by hosting an event in my home. My housemate and I invited a bunch of friends over for… a Thanksgiving … Continue reading
In search of Hope in London
The big city is pretty funny. There’s so much reason to hope, but I’m just not seeing it. I sit on the bus and look at the people around me. They don’t look hopeful. They don’t look hopeless, either, they … Continue reading