Creative Meanderings

My ramblings and wanderings through life

  • Egypt is a short 3.5 hour flight from Abu Dhabi. I chose to take advantage of my first term break to spread my wings for the first time all by myself. Upon arriving in Cairo, it was a fairly efficient task to get through the airport. I bought a visa stamp from the bank/money changer. The banker tried to hit on me, but I kindly said thank you for my money and went…

  • (I had planned to update regularly while on my trip, but alas Internet is hard to come by, thus I will do so slowly when I return and unfortunately, pictures will have to be viewed then as well.) Since I was 8-years-old and heard about the great pyramids, I have wanted to see them. In junior high school, I was so involved in a school project on Egypt and King Tut, that I…

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  • My heart still aches for himYet, my hope has begun to dim. My heart is hesitant to move onBut maybe what we had is gone. Am I aching for the unattainable?Am I hesitating for something unbelievable? There are no more words for me to sayOnly the hole in my heart and tears stay… -T~March 31, 2009

  • The age-old question arises againCan men and women really be friends?Almost all of my friends are menDoes it mean there is always somethng there in the end? I have new people in my lifeSome are female, most are maleYet, I already get the question to cause me strife“What’s going on with you two?” comes up without fail. Yes, I hate to be single and aloneYes, I would like to be in a relationshipYes,…

  • I am aloneFor the first time in my lifeBefore, I was a childThen I became a wife Now, I am aloneLiving in a new placeWhere there is only meAnd no one knows my face Sometimes I feel very aloneWondering if I’ve made a mistake,Am I out of my mind?Is my future really mine to make? Yet, I find in being aloneI am finding the real meI am learning about who I amI am…

  • At last the internet has been connected at home! So, I will be slowly updating my regular website with photos of my apartment and activities. Now that “Home” is in Abu Dhabi, I will return this blog to updates on my travels. However, I may still put some bits and pieces here about settling in and such as travel tips to the UAE. Anyway, more to come and look for updates at creativemeanderings.com!…

  • I have a special needs student in my class. She has physical trouble getting around the school, but intellectually she is quite adept. From day one, she has interrupted me while I was speaking to tell me that she didn’t have a handout since she hadn’t been to the first classes, or that she had a totally unrelated question. She constantly would tell me when she finished her work, which was always before…

  • I know that I should be updating more. Some have asked for pictures and some have wondered what has happened to me. I’m here, but I still don’t have internet at home, thus it is difficult to update my usual blog. My fingers are crossed for the internet to be connected some time this week, which is a story in itself. I will write another post for that after I get connected. 😉…

  • Cultural Observation: Negotiations are done loudly and with great expression until finally a coin is tossed to determine a winner. My students have begun working on group projects this afternoon. I have given them a rare period to begin working. One of the tasks is to determine a country to focus on, but no group may have the same country. Of course, two groups wanted the same country. Student A asks around for…

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