14 minFreedom of the Paintbrush!As a visual artist and a writer; freedom of expression was my conceptual foundation for every creative piece I had ever made, and because I
33 minLove is an Open DoorNo, Frozen is not my favorite Disney movie, but it is clever in a lot of ways, especially the music. “Love is an Open Door” is one of the so
13 minThat’s What Friends Are For . . . More or LessI was much more comfortable in Qatar than in the U.S., and that comfort allowed me to be more social than I had ever been back home. Though
7 minDesert Snail MailI was an exchange student in Qatar, which meant for four months I had an overseas mailing address . . . more or less. See, I quickly learned
9 min"TIQ", This is QatarAt first, I didn’t understand; how can a whole country be summed up to “slow”? Well, I gradually learned that “slow” meant a lot of differen
15 minA New Definition of DiverseIn the U.S., no matter how often we claim the whole “melting pot” shtick, residents of non-white backgrounds always wind up being otherized.