by rchakaki | Jan 2, 2011 | Recollections
Spending summers in Syria meant taking part in traditions. Some I welcomed, others I dreaded. Lunchtime with mom’s family was one of the most memorable traditions. Khalo Ameed (Uncle), Khalto Hazar and Khalto Nowara (Aunts) and later my younger cousins, sat...
by rchakaki | Jan 1, 2011 | Recollections
Allan de Botton’s book Status Anxiety is my favorite read. I read it at age 32; it explained feelings of discomfort, displacement, social anxieties and the yearning to belong. At age four, my mother and I traveled from Damascus, Syria to Khobar, Saudi Arabia to...
