by Deborah Quinn | Jan 24, 2012 | Abu Dhabi, expat, Monday Listicle
Today is the beginning of the new semester, which means it’s time to crank up the teaching machine, dust off the notes, realize that these notes are too dusty to use yet again, re-write the syllabus, and generally panic about what the hell I’m going to say...
by Deborah Quinn | Nov 13, 2011 | Abu Dhabi, exercise, Travel, yoga
Chair pose: squat toilet: Imagine that squat toilet being your only option on a five-hour train ride. Imagine the train car slinging and bouncing along the track. Imagine the water with which previous passengers have been sloshing out the squatter, sort of...
by Deborah Quinn | Nov 13, 2011 | Abu Dhabi, environment, expat, Travel
We survived our trip to India: nine days, two kids, four people, one hotel room, three long train rides, many ruins, one safari, a smattering of elephants and crocodiles (but no tigers), a snake charmer, and the requisite souvenirs: scarves, bangles, carved Ganeshas...
by Deborah Quinn | Oct 16, 2011 | Abu Dhabi, exercise, expat, grace in small things, UAE, yoga
Am in need of grace this evening. It’s been, as they say, one of those days. Although actually if I am really precise, it’s only been one of those days since 3:45, when my children got off the bus and all hell broke loose. But we’ll ignore that...
by Deborah Quinn | Mar 2, 2011 | Books, family, NaBloPoMo, Parenting
Today is Dr. Seuss’s birthday. It’s also Lou Reed’s birthday. And, for that matter, Tom Wolfe’s birthday. (Thanks, Grace, for that last). Somehow these guys all go together, don’t they? Word play, refusing to play by the rules, the...
