House of Curiosity...

I have wanted to write a post on the 20- and 30-something singles scene in Amman for a while.  I find the topic fascinating, since it is one of those issues that no one talks about, but it is on everyone’s minds. From 16 year old teenagers who are looking for both love and physical [...]

What happened last week at the 7th has piqued my anthropological curiosity!  The story for those who don’t know it, started with a wife asking her husband for a divorce, not knowing that her request will amuse the whole nation for a couple of days.
The husband could not deal with the catastrophic request, so [...]

Mel complained last week at how jealous her Boyfriend makes her feel… she feels hurt when he devotes his time and attention to someone else, but what she hates most is when he stares at other women…A couple  of years ago, I would have had one opinion regarding this conversation:
He is an A-hole. He does [...]

Sunday October 5, 2008
I had a nightmare yesterday… in the dream I sat in my room, knowing that I am home alone… suddenly my door opened and a total stranger poked his head into my room… I almost gave myself a heart attack… I went through the motions and the feelings of this scenario as if [...]

No, this is not the wailing of a delirious woman… in fact, this was a perfectly calm conversation taking place at a flawlessly respectable place in Amman, while Diala  and I were staring at the hills of Ashrafiah shimmering in the velvety sunset.
 
I have been begging Diala (an assumed name) to go out for [...]

I spent my evening couple of days ago discussing the state of affairs of a mutual friend with Sara. I called Sara at around 11 and then had to stop when I realized that my ability to focus diminished and my eyes almost closed. 2 hours have elapsed, but I did not feel the time, [...]

My young Friend Rasha. was talking to me about her  yet to show up charming prince, she spent her adolescence reading these passionate love stories and now they are so ingrained in her brain…she started feeling she is Cinderella, and truly believes her destiny will be like her, this is not trivial at all as [...]

I am sneaking out to the lab, because I need 10 minutes break or I will go as mentally ill as the people I am studying! I have been shut in the library for the last 2 weeks, trying to prepare for this exam , which will take place tomorrow… at this point my brain [...]