From the monthly archives:

October 2009

Homesick

by Daughter of the Horn on October 23, 2009

in Africa,Somalia

I’ve never really been back home, but through my mother’s recollections of old poems my grandfather wrote (May Allah have mercy on his soul) and my father’s childhood adventures, I’ve been able to somehow live vicariously through them the days when Somalia was still young and peaceful, and I loved every bit of it, and [...]

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Thank God it’s not Chinese, I guess

by Daughter of the Horn on October 11, 2009

in General

I’m in Romania now, doing school. Here’s how one of the conversations I had went. Location: lobby of the library Time: first day of class, early morning Me: “Hi, I’m wondering where the schedules are.” Woman: After a few moments of giving me a blank stare, “They’re right in front of you.” Me: “No, I’m [...]

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