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About lornaofarabia

I am a teacher from Medford, Oregon. I currently live and work in Bangkok, Thailand.

Marrakech medina

Posted on 4 Nov 2013 by lornaofarabia

I apologize for all the gushing prose, but I was completely smitten with Morocco… Commercial streets in the walled medina of Marrakech bustle with activity. The old city is vibrant, cacophonous, and aromatic (when not downright smelly).  It’s fantastic and … Continue reading →

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The Marrakech Express

Posted on 31 Oct 2013 by lornaofarabia

Here’s a little tune that’s been running around my head for three weeks now. Just thought I’d share… We went to Morocco last week for our October break. There we were so occupied with soaking up ambiance and eating tagine … Continue reading →

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Rejoicing in Who-ville

Posted on 18 Oct 2013 by lornaofarabia

My friend Sukey in Arizona is a dedicated Whovian. About a week ago she sent me a link to this article in Britain’s Daily Mirror. In case you haven’t heard yet, 106 original Doctor Who episodes have surfaced in… of … Continue reading →

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Oktoberfest

Posted on 15 Oct 2013 by lornaofarabia

For the past month my son Nik has been bopping around Europe on a student Eurailpass. From the looks of his pictures on Facebook, I’d say he’s having a blast. One of his recent destinations was the Oktoberfest celebration in … Continue reading →

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Lalibela – day 2

Posted on 13 Oct 2013 by lornaofarabia

The next morning we were up and out early to see the second cluster of churches. Although these were carved out at the same time as the churches in the other group, the stone here is a softer type and … Continue reading →

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Lalibela – day 1

Posted on 11 Oct 2013 by lornaofarabia

We recently had a Friday off in honor of Meskal, one of the three biggest holidays (along with Christmas and Timket) on the Ethiopian religious calendar. We spent the holiday with four other teachers on an excursion to the northern … Continue reading →

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O honorable one

Posted on 24 Sep 2013 by lornaofarabia

I’m feeling a little guilty about broadcasting my daughter’s vehicular mishap all over the Internet. She’s a great kid. So I am going to post something nice about her. A couple of weeks ago, our school held an induction ceremony … Continue reading →

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Driven to distraction

Posted on 21 Sep 2013 by lornaofarabia

It’s a tradition in America to take your DMV driver’s test on your 16th birthday, but none of my four older children was keen enough on automobiles to take part in that time-honored ritual. The oldest one still doesn’t have … Continue reading →

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Could be worse

Posted on 10 Sep 2013 by lornaofarabia

Did I say something about trading up?  For the past three days our neighborhood has had no electricity. For reasons I will explain in another post, that means we also do not have running water.  This morning we used up … Continue reading →

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There’s no place like home

Posted on 8 Sep 2013 by lornaofarabia

Finally the blog has caught up with us in real time… we actually arrived home in Addis Ababa on August 5. For the next month I spent all my spare minutes sorting through the hundreds of photos I’d taken on … Continue reading →

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