From my experience, Westerners tend to complain about their lives and openly ‘seek’ happiness far more than those living in […]
Standing Up for Palestinians
This is not an article arguing the pros and cons of the State of Israel’s right to defend itself against […]
Oman Photo Stories #3: The South
When I say southern Oman, I’m referring to the governorate of Dhofar which borders on the Arabian Sea, Yemen and […]
Oman Photo Stories #2: North Central
I lived in the north central region of Oman for six of the eight years I worked as a university […]
Oman Photo Stories #1: Musandam
Over the past few years, the Sultanate of Oman, where I lived and worked from January 2008 until August 2016, […]
Being Politically Correct vs Showing Humanity
On Thursday, during a meeting of US Senators from both sides of the aisle who had assembled at the White […]
Trump vs Clouds
Ahhh, nature! It’s the elixir that’s required to soothe my tattered soul after dealing with the daily worries of this […]
A new Dark Age in America
By further revealing his administration’s incredibly backward looking energy policy, Donald Trump has once again made it clear that he’s […]
Video: Art of Oswaldo Guayasamin
Click the link below to see the haunting images created by Ecuador’s most renowned contemporary artist, Oswaldo Guayasamín. The […]
Expat Exodus
Some of you may have read about the Western expat phenomenon. While there’s been a great deal of recent press […]
