This was when our trip started to change; new people entered the vacation. We rented a 3-bedroom apartment near the Miradouro de São Pedro de Alcântara. This is […]
Portugal Day 3 – Douro Valley
We woke up early to take a regional train from Porto to the Duoro Valley. It is here that the grapes for port are grown. We stored our […]
Portugal Day 2 – Porto
When we woke up, we both agreed it was a great sleep. Day 1 had been particularly tiring, so we felt refreshed and ready to start walking up […]
Portugal Day 1 – Porto
We started the trip in Porto. There is a direct flight from Newark, NJ, so it was a straightforward trip. The Porto airport is small and modern. It […]
Portugal – Introduction
Samer turned 40 this year, and we decided to do a week in Portugal for his birthday. The trip started with just the 2 of us, but by […]
Chafica El Khoury Badr ¡Presente!
Chafica El Khoury Badr was my mother-in-law. She died on April 7, 2022, after fighting leukemia. So, I keep thinking about why has it taken me so long […]
Guy stealing our packages
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Jasper Johns: Mind/Mirror
Yesterday, we saw Jasper Johns: Mind/Mirror at the Philadelphia Art Museum. I was excited to see this exhibit because I frankly do not love his work. I’ve never […]
Like my sister & BIL’s new dog.
The Philadelphia Citizens Planning Institute (CPI)
This fall, I was admitted to the Philadelphia Citizens Planning Institute (CPI). CPI is an 8-week education program led by Philadelphia’s City Planning Commission. Its purpose is to […]