When we left Vermont for Abu Dhabi in August 2014, I knew I’d come home with a book about the experience. Perhaps something funny about being a middle-aged, menopausal American woman in the Middle East. I returned in June 2015 with a whole other story. Funny in parts, but mostly dead serious. Living in Abu Dhabi changed my life, maybe even…
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How Islam Saved My Life
Fourteen months ago I quit drinking while residing in Abu Dhabi with my family. Not only was I tired of the cycle of being hungover every morning and craving booze every night, my alcohol use seemed magnified in close proximity to a non-drinking Muslim population. Today, I credit a region of the world that confounds…
The Grapes of My Wrath
Something about our upcoming trip to Italy has been gnawing at me. Obviously the destination is not among our more standard far-flung fare. And we only have one flight to make instead of three or four. Am I longing for a more difficult and distant adventure? You know, like the good old days of last year in Jordan, Egypt and India. Remember when I…
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