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Ethnic Food for an American Palate: October 2010
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Ethnic Food for an American Palate. Thursday, October 28, 2010. 1 Professors don’t assign grades throughout the semester and then “arbitrarily” (in the eyes of the students) hand out grades on the final which suddenly count for their entire grade. 2 Professors refuse to discuss grades with students. Therefore, if a student receives a “0” on an exam, he or she is unable to meet and go over the exam with their professors. 8221; No one raised their hand. I asked again, “raise your hand if you want...8221; N...
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Ethnic Food for an American Palate: December 2010
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Ethnic Food for an American Palate. Monday, December 13, 2010. As I walked to class today I found myself chuckling at something that had happened en transit. I then began to think about the entire cab ride and literally could not stop smiling. I have become so used to “strange” situations that I had somehow lost sight of how hilarious my daily life here is. I decide to write about my cab ride today and share with you all so that when I forget how wonderfully delightful life is here, you all can remind me.
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Ethnic Food for an American Palate: An Unlikely Success
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Ethnic Food for an American Palate. Thursday, October 28, 2010. 1 Professors don’t assign grades throughout the semester and then “arbitrarily” (in the eyes of the students) hand out grades on the final which suddenly count for their entire grade. 2 Professors refuse to discuss grades with students. Therefore, if a student receives a “0” on an exam, he or she is unable to meet and go over the exam with their professors. 8221; No one raised their hand. I asked again, “raise your hand if you want...8221; N...
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Ethnic Food for an American Palate: Taxi! Taxi!
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Ethnic Food for an American Palate. Monday, December 13, 2010. As I walked to class today I found myself chuckling at something that had happened en transit. I then began to think about the entire cab ride and literally could not stop smiling. I have become so used to “strange” situations that I had somehow lost sight of how hilarious my daily life here is. I decide to write about my cab ride today and share with you all so that when I forget how wonderfully delightful life is here, you all can remind me.
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Ethnic Food for an American Palate: Viva Barca!
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Ethnic Food for an American Palate. Tuesday, November 30, 2010. Crazy) Moroccan University system and have survived. They have clawed their way through 3 years of confusing modules, professors who occasionally show up and arbitrary grading. These are the top students and their English is amazing! After hours a week dealing with “this is Mohamed, he is four sister and she also has too brothers” I get to sit down with my twenty (20! So to my story. Last night I became a Moroccan man. and I loved it. They t...
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Ethnic Food for an American Palate: My New Friend
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Ethnic Food for an American Palate. Monday, October 25, 2010. So let’s just say I’ll be happy to see him go. My “body hating Morocco” has infected my “mind loving Morocco” and I’ve been kind of frustrated with my current state. But I’m hoping that I am on another new medicine, and I can go back to eating semi-normally, things will start to pick up. It’s October 25. Is arguably the biggest holiday on the Islamic calendar and falls this year on November 17/18. Class before the midterm! For those of you in ...
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Ethnic Food for an American Palate: On teaching...
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Ethnic Food for an American Palate. Monday, February 14, 2011. Well, to put it simply, I can’t. I usually think for a few seconds and reply with something along the lines of Umm… It’s confusing. I’m always confused. It’s crazy. Err, I think I’m going crazy. It’s chaotic but also strangely relaxed. This leaves me feeling just as distressed about my answer as the question-er, who now regrets having asked me. So that I could go home in time for Christmas. Last week, February 10. Well yes, it is! No, of cour...
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Ethnic Food for an American Palate: Monica in Meknes Madrid Munich
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Ethnic Food for an American Palate. Saturday, November 20, 2010. So I’m sitting in the Madrid airport on my layover sipping on a Chai Latte from Starbucks looking back on my week spent in Germany (what a superb run on! Jenn and Me at Hofbrauhaus. And, with theses things forgotten, I walked into Munich. Well actually first I walked into Madrid. Phew. Wine! Cosmopolitan magazine (albeit in Spanish)! I arrived and immediately saw a familiar face: JMac, or as my adult self is now calling her, Jenn! Within a ...
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Ethnic Food for an American Palate: “The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.” - St. Augustine
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Ethnic Food for an American Palate. Wednesday, February 2, 2011. 8220;The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.” - St. Augustine. I am still here. But phew, what a month it has been. On December 23. I gave my last final exam and packed my suitcases full of Christmas presents and dirty laundry and made began my day long travel excursion from Meknes, Morocco to Madison, New Jersey. Yes, that’s right, I surprised everyone and went home for Christmas! From there, Amman! A Church at ...
