I fell in love with Greece in Texas! Strange, but true. My first exposure to anything Greek was years ago at Little Gus’ Restaurant in Dallas. Its location on not-yet-trendy Lower Greenville guaranteed great food in a perfect hole in the wall cafe. Continue reading
Category Archives: Sudan
Paris Flashback: From the Sahara to the Seine
FLASHBACK 17 YEARS: Small-Town Ohio, USA … I began my love affair with the French language at age 14. For the previous two years I’d been languishing in Spanish class, taught by Mrs. Black, who never shaved her legs but wore nylons Continue reading
Witness to a Coup: Khartoum, Sudan
Its position on the southern edge of the Sahara Desert ensures that Khartoum, Sudan is hellishly hot, ridiculously dry, and exceedingly sandy. When we moved there in the summer of 1984, like most novice expatriates, Terri and I were incredibly excited and determined to immerse ourselves in Sudanese culture. Continue reading
Wine Making in Sudan: Better Living Through Chemistry
For those of you who know me, my luxurious mop of dark hair in this photo will let you know that it was taken some years ago. In fact, it was shot in the kitchen of our house in Khartoum, Sudan in the mid 80’s (OMG was it really that long ago?). Continue reading
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Celebrating 50 Countries … Part II
At the end of our first 25 countries we left you in on safari with us in Kenya … Here are the final 25 countries. Continue reading
