The ‘blank stare’ is the look you get when returning from overseas. When you explain your absence, the stare is usually one that resembles a vacant parking lot or the expression of someone from a horror movie who realizes that the killer is standing right behind them. I bumped into someone the other day at [...]

Let nothing perturb you, nothing frighten you
All things pass. God does not change. Patience achieves everything.
-Mother Teresa
This is a tribute to the one who taught me what it means to be a mother, to my mentor, silent supported, and life saver. May your soul rest in peace.
Memories of you loom in my mind
I am grateful [...]

By any stretch of the imagination I’m living like a queen in Tanzania. My house here is approximately equivalent to the typical suburban upstate New York family home. I have a housekeeper who is employed to help with all domestic chores three days a week- washing clothes, sometimes cooking, and cleaning. We also have a [...]