Author: Tara
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If I survive…
The next 10 days cannot come fast enough…just hope I can make it through them without totally going nutso!
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iPhone camera not all that…
In my “June Bride” post a few days ago I posted some pictures. Although it was a mixed wedding, I wasn’t sure about the freedom to take pictures since it was still a ‘local’ wedding. Therefore, I figured that my new iPhone 4S would take photos as well as my beloved Nikon Coolpix. Boy was…
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New Pottery Items
I think it’s been a while since I have updated on my pottery activities. So here are my latest creations – [shashin type=”photo” id=”4938,4940,4939,4941,4942,4944,4945,4947,4946,4948,4950,4949,4951,4953,4952″ size=”small” columns=”max” order=”user” position=”center”]
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Adoptee Deportation/Citizenship Challenge
I’ve been following this blog for a while now. It’s one of the few blogs by adoptees that is more positive or should I say objective about both sides of the adoption issue. One topic that has come up lately has been about citizenship for international adoptees. Mostly I haven’t participated or even read much…
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Field Trip to Mall of the Emirates
Every semester/term, we are encouraged to have some sort of outside co-curricular activity for the students. At the beginning of the semester, I organized a course-wide excursion to Ikea since we were doing a project around interior design. However, for the second trip, I decided it would be good for my students to have their…
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June bride…
This is a sweet story…. Back when I first came to Abu Dhabi, I was a big Couchsurfing participant since I had all kinds of space just for lil’ ol’ me. I was getting a lot of visitors, but enjoyed the company and experience. One of the early requests came from an Emirati woman, Mimi,…
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Container Gardening – Summer temps…
It’s been a while since I last updated on my container gardening adventure. The tomatoes seem to be the best survivors in this weather and my gardening style. There are some carrots, but nothing really worth talking about. I attempted to revive some zucchini plants, but they seem to be stubborn about wanting to bear…
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Ultimate girliness achieved!
Alright, for those of you who don’t know, I’m not much of a make-up wearing, hair-doing, acrylic nail wearing, shop ’til you drop kind of woman. However, over the years I have come to appreciate the art of being pampered, which often includes frequent trips to the spa for manicures, pedicures, massages and so on.…
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Mental note…
So, it’s official, I hit near bottom last night with a minor meltdown. First, let me say that when someone is having a minor meltdown it is best to not try to aggravate them even more, no matter how much you think you are trying to help. Why? Because either it just elongates the meltdown…
