A hard rain fell on New York City today. It was one of those more memorable rains where even if you’re not out in the thick of it, the way it’s just lapping at the windows in intermittent sheets has everyone staring outdoors like they’ve never seen rain before. Maybe, too, it’s the way the […]
Tag: life and death
On Migration
You may already know the first book of the Bible, Genesis, literally translates, “Beginnings.” The very next book, Exodus, means “mass migration.” We are made. And then, we go. And that story is repeated constantly throughout our holy texts. It’s Adam and Eve banished. It’s Abram’s journey out of his homeland. It’s Joseph sold into […]
The Difference a Year Makes
Last Ramadan, something didn’t feel quite right. For the life of me, I was having all kinds of trouble integrating. The only time I got to break fast was when I went to Avery’s site to see my host family who lived there. I had moments when I felt jealous of all my friends living […]
