December 29, 2005If you’re a church-going practitioner of religion, you’ll want to locate a church, synagogue, mosque, temple, center, or whatever, at your new home overseas. Continue Reading
Matt Ellsworth December 1, 2005 While at an international conference in Muscat in about 1999, the head of our delegation suffered a mild heart attack. As the only Arabic speaker in the group, it fell to me to accompany him to the hospital, get him admitted, and keep the rest of the delegation apprised of…
My previous post, and several stories I’ve told, mention Mormon missionaries. They represent some 10,000-30,000 expats and are therefore worthy of further introduction here. You may have seen them, walking or riding (bicycles, mostly) two-by-two in their white shirts and ties, or in their modest dresses. I have met them in Colombia, Japan, Poland, Italy,…
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Christmas time in Abu Dhabi: the national colors of the United Arab Emirates are red, green and black, and the national day is in early December. The 8th, if I remember correctly. So in about the middle of November, the city is festooned with strings of lights—white, red, and green. It looks very much like…
Matt Ellsworth January 27, 2006 I’ve been watching the democratic elections in Palestine (or, among Palestinians, for those who can’t accept that Palestine is a place), not sure what to say. Now the elections are over and Hamas has won. One of the risks of… Continue Reading
Matt Ellsworth December 20, 2005 Sometimes monumental things happen back home while we are away. In other words, life goes on without us. This is especially hard for funerals and family reunions, but we also miss birthdays, weddings, and other major events. Sometimes, like with the death of a mother, we are pulled back home. …