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Time flies when you are having fun? or not! I am now in my last month here, with three weeks left of work ? seems odd some how ? not good, not bad, just odd.
Yesterday was a pleasant day. Ray & Dina, John & Frances and I went to the island of Falaika, about 10 km off the coast, an hour boat ride.… Read the rest
It is early morning, just before 8 a.m. when we open up the Library. Very quiet.
Temps in the a.m. these days hover in low 80sF ? very pleasant.
I took Bill & Elaine Wadden out to Bait 7 for dinner last night.… Read the rest
The usual suspects ate out Thursday evening, but at a very swishy Persian restaurant at the Sheraton Hotel called Shahrayar. Excellent food, and as usual the chatter was fun. Ildiko, in honor of the one of the Hungarian revolutions, bought for all ?… Read the rest
Last night, Marjorie and I went to AWARE’S program about Failaka Island. On maps of this region, Failaka was the first identifiable Kuwaiti area. Digs have found samples of Greek pottery, so the island has been of historical and academic interest.… Read the rest
I?m uninspired in starting up this diary after the return from Greece, but? let?s just call it post-vacation syndrome!
The campus remains fairly quiet. Now that we are back to a ?normal? schedule, things have really settled down. Chris Ohan is getting his students all set for a series of American Corner events.… Read the rest
13 August 2007 ? Monday
Hmmm, an entry sent off seems long overdue: Hana is back from leave, so it feels so much better at work. She said all okay in Lebanon ? her family home is very close to the Israeli border in the south.… Read the rest
