The great fortune of having a teacher on one's path. I think it is true what they say when the student is ready the teacher appears. That has been the case for me all my life as I have come across really wonderful teachers in my life. I had the great honor of having my teacher … [Read more...] about Teacher: John Fox, Student: Bahareh, Lesson: Poetry Therapy
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The Essence of Giving. Is in Receiving Love. Bus Raid in Abu Dhabi
Have you ever wondered who builds these Sky scrapers? Yes, indeed, the wonderful designers, and the great architects! But in reality it is the workers that work 12 hour shifts, often 24 hours a day. These workers leave their families back home in the hopes of an honest … [Read more...] about The Essence of Giving. Is in Receiving Love. Bus Raid in Abu Dhabi
Global Issues Conference at ACS Abu Dhabi, 2012 and the Famine Song
Today I attended opening ceremony of the GLobal Issues Conference at American Community School. http://acs.sch.ae/globalissues/index.html. The conference is based on the idea of educating the youth about our global issues, and letting them take roles in workshops over the … [Read more...] about Global Issues Conference at ACS Abu Dhabi, 2012 and the Famine Song
Labor Camp Christmas Pary
There are a group of women here today... Here Today... A place called labor camp. About 100 ladies will stay here to sleep the other warm bodies will go home to sleep next to their husbands after tucking in their kids. We are sitting in the not garden but cement … [Read more...] about Labor Camp Christmas Pary
Worker’s camps in Mussafa, Abu Dhabi, story telling
It was an incredible afternoon. It started with me and my dear friend Pamela who has initiated numerous wonderful causes in Abu Dhabi and her two youngest children doing washing machine shopping, a much needed thing at this camp. It was going to be an afternoon of partying... … [Read more...] about Worker’s camps in Mussafa, Abu Dhabi, story telling