by Calvin Sun | Jun 21, 2011 | Introspection, Jordan, Summer 2011: From the Middle East to North Korea
When I first heard Cheb Khaled’s “Aisha,” I had promised myself I would listen to it again whenver I reached the deserts of the Middle East. I always keep my promises. Comme si j’n’existais pas Elle est passee a cote de moi Sans un...
by Calvin Sun | Jun 20, 2011 | Jordan, Summer 2011: From the Middle East to North Korea, What Dreams May Come
via TheCoolHunter.net My turn: What I pulled off w/o a tripod: Hold your breath like a sniper and go for a fast shutter. If an experience is unwriteable, how about a place? Or how about a place at a specific moment of the day? Far far from a tourist trap, Petra...
by Calvin Sun | Jun 20, 2011 | Jordan, Summer 2011: From the Middle East to North Korea
This morning we explored the handful of sights in what was formerly known as the ancient city of Philadelphia, which housed one of the largest public forums and theaters of the Roman Empire. Now Philadelphia has become downtown Amman, where the sights (King Hussein...
by Calvin Sun | Jun 19, 2011 | Epiphanies on the Road, Introspection, Jordan, Summer 2011: From the Middle East to North Korea, What Dreams May Come
We are the only two foreigners. Scratch that — the only two Asians in a sea of local Jordanians and other Arabians. In a balcony cafe awash with the perfumed smoke of nargile, we overlook the quiet chaos of downtown Amman. For a moment, everything seems...
by Calvin Sun | Jun 19, 2011 | Introspection, Lebanon, Mythbusters, Summer 2011: From the Middle East to North Korea
It’s semantics. In India, poorer neighborhoods where Indians live are called “slums.” In Lebanon, poorer neighborhoods where Palestinians live are called “refugee camps.” Yet I saw no evidence of what the media conjures up for us:...
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