So You Want to Do a Masters?!

So You Want to Do a Masters?!

Out of the Summer Frying Pan and into the Summer Fire (Doha is H-O-T)

Today marks the 11th year that I’ve been writing this blog.  It started off as an MSN Space that became a blogger site that eventually became the blog it is now.  It’s been a great reflective tool over the years and a nice way to write. I believe this blog has helped me throughout my ...

Missing in Action

Been a long time since I’ve written anything… Sadly it’ll be a long time before the next post of any note.  The time has come to finish my dissertation so nothing new will be coming in the next couple of months.

Zen and the art of Dissertation Maintenance

It’s Eid in the sandbox. Things have been pretty hectic this semester. I’m teaching a new course in a new department. Back in September I interviewed for an administrative position where I work. I didn’t get the job. I was fairly pissed when it happened, a cocktail of disappointment with not getting one job and ...

Blogcrastination

Working at college during the day and studying my MA at night. Another paper is coming up so the blog will be neglected for another month, I’ll write something in July when school’s out and I have more time.

Long Time No Blog! (Again)

It’s been quite a while since I’ve blogged. There have been plenty of new things happening. I’m No Longer Homeless! (Yay!) After about six months the new apartment building is finally finished and I’ve moved out of the hotel. Apartments were all given out by seniority choice. I was in the bottom third of the list, yet ...

Kathmandu Again and Back to Doha

With the build over, myself and one other team member are headed back to Kathmandu.  One of the hotel staff was born on Christmas day so we got him a  pile of cream donuts and stuck candles in them.   Homer Simpson would be proud.  He fed us each a piece and we all said our ...