House of Curiosity...

Last week, scientists announced the first “effective” trial of an HIV/Aids vaccine on some 16,000 volunteers, although the efficacy rate was not sufficient for use.
 My interest in HIV stems out of a feeling of responsibility since I am in the business of taking young people aboard on youth exchange programs. Hmmm… On a second thought…I [...]

My grandmother is back home… she was busy last few weeks in a pilgrimage that included Shmeisani, Weibdeh, Swileh, Abu Nseir and Aqaba….basically her sons and daughters’ homes… she goes on this pilgrimage at least twice a year. This way she makes sure she visits everyone or she تصل الرحم as we would say in [...]

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 [...]

 This has been on my mind for a while… a few months really. But I suppose I decided to write about it, after my meeting at Sahab. ( I never know when to use at and when to use in)

I had a workshop that revolved around creating a community center there.  The discussion went into [...]

It must be women’s virginity that is the issue here…for how can a man possibly lose his virginty to sports?
 H. was telling me today, how she will never pardon her parents for not allowing her to play sports when she was younger… they never explained. They gave her excuses such as it is 3eib for [...]

I mentioned a girl- friend yesterday to a guy friend and he asked me how she is doing… I said that I have not seen her in a while but last I heard she met someone. My guy friend asked me very calmly with what I describe as male innocence, if she is sleeping with [...]

All the comments from the previous blog, left me unsettled thinking for the last couple of days whether we really are a violent nation… at the beginning I thought that violence in other countries is much higher… or maybe it is not, violent stories are well hidden in Jordan and we don’t know about them?? [...]

As for the boys who could not but peak, I truly don’t think this will be interesting for you unless you are a coupled man who is trying to have a baby or who is trying to avoid getting someone pregnant!! Or if you are a knowledge loving person…. yeah right!
Basically while playing with the [...]