Culture

Stalker bird

May 16, 2012
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This interesting bird has shown up on the kids’ windowsill for several days now. The tree out back is currently molting it’s glorious Whimsical Wuzzies, which attracts bees– lots of bees. This bird watches the unsuspecting bees from his hideout on the window sill. Then he flies off to grab a bee and returns to [...]

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Native parrots

April 15, 2012
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There are more than camels and goats around here. We have some cool birds, too. Like these wild parrots and the mysterious hoopoe.

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Tropical fruit taste test: Marian plum

April 9, 2012

It’s been a long time since I’ve reviewed a new tropical fruit on this blog. If you’re new to Life in Arabia in the last year, you might want to catch up on all the bizarre fruits we’ve reviewed. I saw this new fruit in the grocery store and I couldn’t pass it up. It’s [...]

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Hummus snobs

March 7, 2012
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On our last trip to the States we came to the realization that we were raising a couple of hummus snobs. And I’m okay with that. The hummus we get here is world-class. This summer Aliza dipped a tortilla chip into some fancy hummus at a party, stuffed it into her mouth, and crunched, “Mmm. [...]

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Just some stuff for sale

March 2, 2012
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Our friend Scott took these pics at the souqs downtown

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Dishpan hands and gold

February 28, 2012

Going to visit the doctor always presents itself with an interesting cultural experience. I could write a book about the funny things I’ve heard and seen at the doctor’s office. But I guess that’s not exactly unique about our scene here, as my doctor and nurse friends back home tell me that some pretty funny [...]

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After a sand storm

February 28, 2012

If you saw Mission Impossible 4 you were probably taken aback at the portrayal of the sand storm in Dubai. Some people even emailed me, “Does that really happen?” The answer is yes, we do have sand storms, but also no, because that storm was somewhat of a Hollywood creation. Here are some pics I [...]

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