Our friend Oskar visits from Houston for just five days, and in the short amount of time that he is with us, we manage to visit a range of...
Read more05 Oct, 2016
28 Sep, 2016
minal closes out her twelfth year…
28 Sep, 2016
Last Wednesday, Minal turned twelve. I surprised her at her all-girls after-school choir practice with a chocolate cake and candles. Her choir group sang happy birthday, and her teacher...
Read more20 Sep, 2016
i can’t find goat meat…
20 Sep, 2016
When making the rapid shift to Pasadena, I began a list of the replacements we’d have to uncover. And now that we’re here, the list has grown: Pediatrician General...
Read more07 Sep, 2016
discovering the perfect markets…
07 Sep, 2016
Even though Pasadena is a small town, its proximity to Los Angeles and border-less connections to nearby townships means that one has a range of markets where different purchases...
Read more02 Sep, 2016
daily sights and pedestrian’s rights…
02 Sep, 2016
Each morning, stepping out – rather than driving – for my daily walk is refreshing. In most places where I’ve lived (Karachi, Austin, Houston) I’ve usually driven and parked...
Read more19 Aug, 2016
viva la causa…
19 Aug, 2016
While visiting a local bank, I catch sight of a wall filled with drawings by children. Each poster is a reminder of history; this one is a remembrance of...
Read more18 Aug, 2016
unpacking boxes…
18 Aug, 2016
We have to pay the city of Pasadena to obtain a parking permit, so the company that moved our belongings from Houston Pasadena can deposit our pods on our...
Read more15 Aug, 2016
the first day of school…
15 Aug, 2016
By sheer coincidence, we find a public school in Pasadena that offers similar programs to those in Minal’s Houston school – her new school is International Baccalaureate and also...
Read more08 Aug, 2016
dismantling helmut’s designer coffee table…
08 Aug, 2016
Packing and dismantling objects that we have collected for decades is more exhausting than I envisioned. In the past, I have either packed a suitcase and flown, or thrown...
Read more03 Aug, 2016
two random conversations…
03 Aug, 2016
The flight that Minal and I take from LAX to Houston Hobby is delayed and lands at two in the morning. After collecting our baggage, we walk out into...
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