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October 26, 2012June 2, 2014The Next Dinner Party

The Middle Eats

I love reading restaurant reviews, and was an avid reader of Tom Sietsema’s reviews in the Washington Post of the various dining establishments in and around Washington DC. But since I got to Yemen, reading those reviews just makes me sad that I don’t get to eat all that delicious food so I stopped reading. […]

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October 22, 2012June 2, 2014The Next Dinner Party

I’ll Drink to That

There a certain magical hour at U.S. embassy in Sana’a that occurs exactly once a week. During this hour, the desks of the Americans are empty and hope and anticipation hover invisibly in the air. The Americans are gathered, like eager children on the first day of school, or like the feral cats perched on […]

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October 17, 2012June 2, 2014The Next Dinner Party

It’s Always Sunny in Sana’a

I like to sleep with the shades pulled shut, blocking out even the tiniest slivers of light. Every morning when I get up, I throw them open and yell “Top O’ the Morning to You, World!” with a big ol’ grin on my face. Ha, yeah right. That’s Mr.YemenEm , who is the in other […]

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October 12, 2012June 2, 2014The Next Dinner Party

Where the Livin’ is Easy

A Yemeni asked me recently what the U.S. is like. Of all the adjectives that appeared in my head:  “fun,” “beautiful,” “amazing,” and some word that would encapsulate the fact that  you could pick two random people from the U.S. and they could very well have completely  opposite views on politics, religion, and social justice […]

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October 4, 2012June 2, 2014The Next Dinner Party

The Transition to Government

Working for the government takes some getting used to, and it’s not just because the microchip they planted in my arm keeps getting infected. Despite living in the most bureaucratic city in the world (Washington DC, not Sana’a) I managed to avoid being too engrossed in the inner workings of the government. I’ve been working […]

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October 1, 2012June 2, 2014The Next Dinner Party

A Post in Which I Overuse the Term “Passion”

My biggest fear about moving to Yemen — a fear bigger that what I’d wear, eat, and whether I’d get blown up — was whether I’d be sacrificing a piece of myself. After all, it was Mr. YemenEm’s goal to work in Yemen, and I just came along for the ride. One thing I knew […]

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I’m in Colorado for a few days visiting my bestie, trying to get enough oxygen (this altitude is legit), and taking in a total change of scenery. @ljones202
Flowers, bunnies, eggs. That’s an Easter table right there. Happy Easter everyone!
It’s just starting to be Spring in Michigan. Also: I got some very good news on the health front (and I blogged about it on TheNextDinnerParty.com).
A church turned bar/sandwich shop in Detroit.
International travel during the pandemic is so weird! And ever-changing. I’ve had layovers in Paris in the last year where I left the airport and stayed in a friend’s Parisian apartment. But France’s lockdown is tres strict right now which meant I had to hang for 22 hours in the Paris airport on my Algiers-Detroit trip. It wasn’t so bad! And how stylish is this retro lounge area?
The custom Algerian sofa is complete! It’s the best place in which to sip a martini at the end of the day and it doubles as a very cushy reading spot. (New blog post up on how this came together, with lots more photos, on my blog, TheNextDinnerParty.
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