I think it is a natural reaction. We’ve all experienced test anxiety, whether at 16 for our driver’s license test or at 30 when defending our doctoral thesis. I’ve been “academically oriented” all my life, so testing has been a continual, and anxious, part of my entire life. Yesterday, I was hit squarely with an… Continue reading Test Anxiety
Month: July 2007
I *finally* finished it!!
Background: I learned to knit when I was on a semester abroad during college – that was 1987. While in Wales, I purchased some GORGEOUS charcoal grey alpaca yarn and started making a classically styled cardigan. At some point, about 3/4 of the way thru making the pieces of the cardigan, I decided I didn’t… Continue reading I *finally* finished it!!
Going Home
Our (first) summer vacation was a mixture of work, errands and LOADS of Belgian beer (more about the beer in another post)! We departed Cairo, after a hectic and nerve-crushing couple of weeks, on June 21st. We left in the middle of the night, and arrived for a lay-over in Amsterdam mid-morning. Nothing like a… Continue reading Going Home
Jordan – part 3: Day Tripping
From Wadi Rum, there is no easy way to get back to Amman. Our host, Zadane, suggested that we go to Aqaba, from which we can get a direct bus back to Amman. Sounds ok. Zadane “has a friend who runs a hotel”. How bad can it be? Yet another taxi takes us to the… Continue reading Jordan – part 3: Day Tripping
Catching up
Still writing up the Spring break stuff from Jordan – one more post should do it. Recently returned from nearly a month out of Cairo. A brief visit back in Seattle, for Jack to deal with some “work related stuff” and then about 2 weeks in (mostly) Belgium. The summer independent study is FINALLY done.… Continue reading Catching up
Jordan – part2: Wadi Rum
After the beautiful sensory overload experience that is Petra, we, again, hired a taxi to take our group (now down to 3 – one headed back to Cairo) to Wadi Rum. The trip was slightly more comfortable, rather accelerated but generally uneventful. We arrived in Wadi Rum and found Zadane’s house, where we met up… Continue reading Jordan – part2: Wadi Rum