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Green Bassabort [Passport]: You gotta have faith to keep going
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IT began as a field diary for my summer in Jizan (2006) under the title "Watch Out Bubba Gump." Now I'm not sure what it is. but I do know it's time for me to start writing again. Saturday, September 05, 2009. You gotta have faith to keep going. It occurs to me that I might need to explain why it is that at these UN meetings, one must often find ways to pass the time. It's because of the prevalence of two "unavoidables": 1) language nuances and 2) protocol. Let us observe a moment of silence in honor of ...
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Green Bassabort [Passport]: Lost in Translation
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IT began as a field diary for my summer in Jizan (2006) under the title "Watch Out Bubba Gump." Now I'm not sure what it is. but I do know it's time for me to start writing again. Saturday, September 05, 2009. Are there translators on standby who translate between Korean and Russian and between Korean and Arabic and between Korean and French, and then between Russian and German and between German and Spanish, and between Spanish and Chinese, and between Chinese and Arabic? Other delegates have different ...
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Green Bassabort [Passport]: Revelation Strikes
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IT began as a field diary for my summer in Jizan (2006) under the title "Watch Out Bubba Gump." Now I'm not sure what it is. but I do know it's time for me to start writing again. Thursday, March 27, 2008. I've just signed on to my blogsite (is that what these pages are called? But after 8 hours at the office and an hour of tennis and a few hours of vegging on the couch with my parents and a few hours of brainstorming for the recycling campaign and all the others things i love to fill my life with.aa...
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Green Bassabort [Passport]: We summitted Kilimanjaro!! Day 1
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IT began as a field diary for my summer in Jizan (2006) under the title "Watch Out Bubba Gump." Now I'm not sure what it is. but I do know it's time for me to start writing again. Thursday, November 24, 2011. I sit outdoors sipping an herbal tea blend. A stray cat makes the trees rustle, as it confidently walks along the fence. A kitten darts glances at my bowl of salad. My fingers tap-tap against the keyboard. Stop Is that really the first thing I'm going to say about climbing Kilimanjaro? Page 1, Day 1.
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Green Bassabort [Passport]: Bombay is electric- here's why
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IT began as a field diary for my summer in Jizan (2006) under the title "Watch Out Bubba Gump." Now I'm not sure what it is. but I do know it's time for me to start writing again. Monday, February 28, 2011. Bombay is electric- here's why. Dood, the food is totally grrreat in Mumbai, yaar! Trishna (in Kala Ghoda)- the crab is something else. Santoor (by Taj President)- high-end roadside style Indian food. Don't let the drab interior influence your decision to sit down and give it a try. If you've read Sha...
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Green Bassabort [Passport]: Women's Rights as Universal Human Rights
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IT began as a field diary for my summer in Jizan (2006) under the title "Watch Out Bubba Gump." Now I'm not sure what it is. but I do know it's time for me to start writing again. Tuesday, September 29, 2009. Women's Rights as Universal Human Rights. We charmed our way into the meeting of the UN Human Rights Council. When I think of what we did to get in. never mind that, but how could we resist? Saudi Arabia was up for a periodic review! They were supportive, in case you were wondering.). IT began as a ...
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Green Bassabort [Passport]: Public self-expression
http://iheartshrimp.blogspot.com/2011/07/public-self-expression.html
IT began as a field diary for my summer in Jizan (2006) under the title "Watch Out Bubba Gump." Now I'm not sure what it is. but I do know it's time for me to start writing again. Monday, July 18, 2011. The coffee shop culture which has always been integral to our traditions and lifestyle as a society, is now seeing a different type of visitor: the sole individual seeking a moment's solace. Call her, the Parisian. Enjoyed this post so much. You truly do capture the mundane beautifully. IT began as a fiel...
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Green Bassabort [Passport]: Fin
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IT began as a field diary for my summer in Jizan (2006) under the title "Watch Out Bubba Gump." Now I'm not sure what it is. but I do know it's time for me to start writing again. Tuesday, September 29, 2009. We spent our last day at the UN chasing a peacock in the garden. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). IT began as a field diary for my summer in Jizan (2006) under the title "Watch Out Bubba Gump." Now I'm not sure what it is. but I do know it's time for me to start writing again. Layaly Layla in Iraq.
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Green Bassabort [Passport]: Finale- Kili Day 6
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IT began as a field diary for my summer in Jizan (2006) under the title "Watch Out Bubba Gump." Now I'm not sure what it is. but I do know it's time for me to start writing again. Wednesday, December 07, 2011. Finale- Kili Day 6. The voice of reason arrives in due time, takes one look, and reports: "Classic symptoms of dehydration. Take these. DRINK WATER.". We're half way there." "So, what are the chances of me getting sick at this point? Almost, keep walking. How about now? Here comes the sun, and I say.
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Green Bassabort [Passport]: Geneva!
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IT began as a field diary for my summer in Jizan (2006) under the title "Watch Out Bubba Gump." Now I'm not sure what it is. but I do know it's time for me to start writing again. Monday, June 22, 2009. June 1, 2009. Arrivee a Geneve. La receptioniste coquette smiles and glances at my passport from behind her desk at the lobby of the Intercontinental Hotel, located just a few steps away from the glorious United Nations Office with its 3-legged chair statue. 8221; [Are you with the Saudi Arabian mission?
