A Big Fat Game of Chicken
If you cross the street, I’ll beat you up!
Syria and the “red line”
I’m still on the fence about Syria: I don’t know whether “we” (which seems to mean whatever part of the world agrees) should intervene or not. What puzzles me is … Continue reading
Another museum review? Not exactly…
I wasn’t going to post anything more about world war museums or sites. I figured people aren’t too interested in hearing about them, so the two reviews I’ve already written … Continue reading
Review: the Battle of Normandy Memorial Museum
Since I reviewed a museum last week – the In Flanders Field Museum in Ypres – it only makes sense for me to review the museum I visited yesterday. Even … Continue reading
Living Among the Dead
As we were driving through the countryside on the way to Gent from Ypres the other day, it occurred to me that these people – the ones who live in … Continue reading
In Flanders Field Museum
An effective museum doesn’t just display items drily in glass cases; an effective museum gives those items meaning to the people viewing them. It entertains, but it also makes visitors … Continue reading
Will and Kate and Osama
I’m in London right now. I hasten to add that I did NOT come here for the wedding; some of my American cousins were going to be here on Saturday, … Continue reading
Toddlers in a Sandbox
Two toddlers are playing in a sandbox, while their mothers sit on a park bench, enjoying the sun, catching up on each other’s lives. All of a sudden, the mothers … Continue reading
Kalashnikovs and Continuing Education
Kirundo, Monday, July 27 I just shook hands with someone who was carrying a Kalashnikov. (To be honest, I don’t really know if it was a Kalashnikov, an AK-47, or … Continue reading
The First Day
Friday, July 24, Bujumbura, Burundi It’s 1:30 in the morning. We just arrived, and I’d really like to go to bed, but I’m waiting for the hotel to bring … Continue reading
RACHEL'S RUMINATIONS! 