I found this story in the New York Times about refugee kids finding hope and solidarity in the football pitch in Georgia. I’m so happy the New York Times did this because the publicity will help them tremendously. I’m rooting for them all the way because I share some of their experience as well, especially [...]
Archive for January, 2007
Refugees Find Hostility and Hope on Soccer Field - New York Times
January 21, 2007Free Style Football….Soccer that is
January 18, 2007Never seen a whiteboy ball like this. Do I smell media sensationalism about this kid? Stay tuned.
My favorite Podcasts
January 17, 2007I just thought I’d share some of my favorite Podcasts since I spend a lot of time listening to them. As you can see, all of these podcasts are on public broadcasting (1-3 are on NPR) so you can catch them whenever, wherever you want!
1. This American Life - don’t let the title fool ya [...]
Bullshit Science
January 11, 2007I have never been a fan of science. I am not particularly good or bad at it. My grades in science courses are average and have always been that way. However, I recently signed up for a Geology course, which used to be called Earth Science back in high school. I did OK in that [...]
That’s boring
January 3, 2007It seems like I haven’t written anything forever. Oh well, I’m back now.
I had the loneliest Eid in my 22 years of life. Granted, my last 7 or 8 years of Eid have been pretty dull, but this year was the worst. Unlike Eid-ul-Fitr (which I was down with the Flu), I managed to wake [...]
