It's really rewarding when you are teaching and you can tell that your students have learned something from you. My kids are really get...

I don't know what it is about dress-up that is so fascinating to kids, but I believe that a kid has not been born who did not play dres...

The power went out for three hours today, as it does every day here in Beirut. However, I do not have back-up power on Sundays. So while I ...

I am in the middle of writing a paper, due tomorrow. Well, not really the middle; it's more like the first quarter... Okay, okay, I jus...

I made a post about origami flowers  a while ago featuring this pretty flower right here. I couldn't find the instructions I used anym...

Ever felt like you should be doing something instead of bumming around the house but were too lazy to make too much effort? Feeling unprodu...

It’s the New Year, and for the first time I have felt the real weight of a whole year. So much has happened in one short year. It...

What I love about Christmas in this country is that it is celebrated twice every year: on the 25th of December and on the 6th of January (m...

I know what you're thinking, "Cranes again? Can't she do anything else?" But when you've folded as many cranes as I ha...

Origami is not just a pastime for me; it has taught me many things besides making cool shapes with paper. Being a disciple of Fold and Lear...