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Wednesday, June 22, 2022

Reflections

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Carol was one of the poorest students in a rich Southern university; getting a scholarship at the age of 17.   Her mother, my grandmother, A...
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Tuesday, June 21, 2022

Mom - The Departure

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One of the major reasons I moved back to the US from Kuwait was to help take care of my mother in her elder years.  I had 4 great years with...
Wednesday, August 25, 2021

Getting Old Just Sucks for Everybody Involved

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 My mom (89) moved into assisted living (by her choice) a few months ago. It has been really hard.   After a few bad falls at her condo, she...
Thursday, April 01, 2021

Promoting local artist in Kuwait

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 Someone asked me recently about where to get a painting of Kuwait by a local artist (not necessarily a Kuwaiti artist).  Well, here ya go.....
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Touch of Hope Kuwait Animal Shelter Needs Your Help!

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 Please SHARE this everywhere: Touch of Hope is an animal shelter in Kuwait. (Instagram @ touch_of_hope_q8) run completely off donations a...
Monday, February 15, 2021

Yo, Expat! Are you staying or going?

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Mark at 2:48AM blog has a very interesting post recently (https://248am.com/mark/personal/us-vs-them/).  He is thinking of leaving Kuwait.  ...
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Monday, February 08, 2021

Free Flight to DC - IAD

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Thursday, August 20, 2020

Donate to help Stray Animals in Kuwait

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Expats are leaving Kuwait in droves.  And unfortunately, many feel that they have no other alternative (they do!) than to dump their pets.  ...
Saturday, August 08, 2020

I Banish You: Reflections on Kuwait

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 This is a very interesting article written by a Kuwaiti woman about the current situation in the country. Source:  https://blog.lareviewofb...
Tuesday, April 21, 2020

Why I haven't posted in a while

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Usual excuse:  I've been busy.  This time, very busy. I should be keeping up more, but I am between places all the time.  I got a prom...
Thursday, February 27, 2020

Things I have learned

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I'm not Jesus.  I don't have to forgive you for doing bad things to me and I don't have to forget. I'm not here to give ...
Thursday, August 29, 2019

Who is to blame for slaughter of stray dogs in Kuwait?

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Arab Times, Kuwait, 8/29/19 A video clip of two men with what appears to be a dead mother dog and a BAG FULL of live puppies has circul...
Monday, July 08, 2019

Justice for Winston: Import of Pets to Kuwait Often Ends in Tragedy

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This is a re-post for a GoFundMe account.  Please see details below.  Laila had been studying in Washington, DC, USA and was moving back...
Tuesday, July 02, 2019

Beware Importing a Pet to Kuwait

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RIP Beautiful Winston You may have heard the story by now of a Kuwaiti woman (@leya_and_winston) who brought her cat back to Kuwait from ...

Dog Poisoning in Kuwait

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Dogs are being poisoned in Kuwait in the name of pest control.   Strays are being taken to a location in Hawalli  fed rat poisoning and left...
Thursday, May 30, 2019

Beloved Kuwait Radio DJ, Linda Lou, has passed away

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Kuwait's former DJ on 99.7 Radio Kuwait, throughout the 90's, Linda Lou Al-Shammari, has passed away.  I never met her in p...
Tuesday, April 16, 2019

His feet brought her new purpose.... (Operation Hope)

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This is a story about Sheryll Mairza of Operation Hope. ....His feet brought her new purpose.... By Joyce Wangui Ward Can you ...