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It was a bright, hot day and there were people everywhere. But the heat and brutal rays of the sun were not enough to keep neither myself nor the crowds away from the Smithsonian Folklife festival. Spread out across half of the National Mall just in front of the Washington monument, the yearly event consists of a small village of white tents, wooden demonstration huts and various food and beverage stands. The… Read More
So what do you wear to a visit to Saudi Arabia? That was the first question that needed answering when I decided to attend the conference (see Part 1 post). It turns out that the answer was quite simple for women- an abaya. The abaya is a long black robe and is used as outer clothing to cover females when they are out in public. They were required for all female guests…. Read More
Recently I had a chance to attend a conference in Saudi Arabia and I went, of course, since the opportunity to travel to such an exotic location, especially as a single female, is exceedingly rare. In addition the conference was being hosted by a member of the royal family so I knew we would be well taken care of. The conference, covering topics in science and technology with emphasis on space, highlighted… Read More
Thursday in Spanish class we had a field trip. Ricardo, our Spanish teacher, offered to take Elizabeth and I (the only two in the class) on an excursion to the local market, Molino. Elizabeth and I thought it would be great to go and see it so we agreed with Ricardo’s proposal. To the tourists and visitors Molino is known as the black market because it is possible to buy, amongst other… Read More
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