December 2013

  • Moving to Kurdistan!

    Moving to Kurdistan!

    Dearest most Loyal Blog Reader (s), no matter in which freezing cold, or melting hot corner of the world you maybe in right now!!!I admit I am not the best blogger. A huge apology for all the inboxes which I have not replied to, but here I am with a post that will probably answer… Continue reading

  • Wednesday Memoirs – The loyal child

    The loyal child By Sazan M. Mandalawi Perhaps the most distinctive feature of the Kurdish culture is the strong family bond it tries to celebrate. Nuclear family is still very much alive in Kurdistan and inspires hope to entire generations. In fact, the elderly do not have to leave the family for a nursing home.… Continue reading

  • Change the world, one person at a time!

    Change the world, one person at a time!

    Dear Loyal Blog Reader,They say a picture tells a thousand words. I will save the words, and leave you with the pictures. I hope they tell a few thousand words on our recent training of forty youth at the Kawrgosk and the Darashakran refugee camps based in Erbil. And when there is a few minutes… Continue reading

  • Sad but smiling!

    Dear Loyal Blog Reader, (This was written a week back, I didn’t realize it wasn’t published) Contradiction in the title of this post, right? I agree. In the recent days I am back at the refugee camp, this time in two different camps in Erbil – Kawrgosk and Darashakran. In total, my colleague and I… Continue reading