It’s kind of an odd title for a post, but I’ve had to ponder this exact thing many times here in the Middle East. In my home culture, a friend might say, “Hey, you guys doing anything Friday night? Why don’t you come over?” I say yes or no and then we go from there. That’s that. It’s not like that here. In Middle Eastern...
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Life is never dull in our sandy city. This week we experienced a series of wind storms called haboob. Funny name, I know. They aren’t like the ones in Sudan where you would see a wall of sand coming your way and you knew to run for cover. They are more subtle here. The sky turns from blue to a light brown, the wind kicks up and next thing you know you are...
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In our Nubian village where we live, we have discovered a number of beliefs that the local people hold in regard to medical treatments and overall health. For instance, if you are overheated, you should drink steaming hot tea to cool down. If you drink ice cold water, you will get a cold. Babies shouldn’t bathe before the age of one. And any other malady,...
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