So I’m pretty much done with finals week. I finished a 3 hour Arabic exam in 90 minutes this morning. I think that I must have looked like a crazy woman while I was doing it. I had heard that the exam was long and so I was working as quickly as I could while […]

Well, it’s that time of year again… It’s finals week. For the first time that I can remember, my finals week doesn’t seem like it will be too bad. I only have 1 exam, 1 short paper, and 2 projects due. I have already written the paper, one of the projects is 98% done, the […]

As it is probably very evident, I LOVE making lists. So in the theme of lists, here is my latest list: Books I probably should read, reread, and/or finish reading: – Cairo Trilogy by Naguib Mahfouz – The Looming Tower by Lawrence Wright – Orientalism by Edward Said – The Life of Pi by Yann […]

Lately, food has been on my mind a lot. As we move into winter, I keep craving all sorts of hearty foods to prepare me for hibernation. The biggest problem that I face is not having other people eat my food. I love to cook. And, I love to eat. But, I hate to cook […]