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Boats On The Buriganga River

17 March 2015

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Boats, launch ships, and ferries on the the Buriganga River in Old Dhaka in Bangladesh. This area is called, Sadar Ghat. It is a busy business hub. People travel to different parts of Bangladesh from here.

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Open The Door!

31 December 2014

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Open the door to somewhere else in 2015!

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Many Rivers, One Sea

9 November 2014

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One day as I returned from lunch through our lobby, a spacious area bathed in Silicon Valley sunlight, three men wearing the blue lab smocks of engineers jumped up from their seats and tackled me with a chorus of questions. Erfan, a Syrian with a trimmed, graying beard, said, “Mariam, we were just arguing about […]

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The Ocean Is Calling

9 November 2014

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The ocean is calling, I have to go. It soothes me. It calms me. It energizes me. It gives me life. Viva nature!

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No Match

11 February 2012

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This week I met a happy young man with a lovely smile and radiant face.  He helped me with some work and then I asked his name.  He said, “Saddam Hussein.” Taken aback and certainly not expecting to hear that name I blurted, “Are you kidding me?” He laughed and said, “No, that is my real name!” Still stuck on […]

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The Bvlgari Bottle Challenge

7 January 2012

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Yesterday a friend gave me a Bvlgari perfume and I am embarrassed to say, I spent hours trying to figure out how to open the bottle!  I twisted it right, left, top, bottom, any which way, but could not figure it out.  Then I decided to lift the plastic covering, but thought, “Nah, this can’t be it!  […]

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