Author Archives: Laura McAdams
My International Thanksgiving
Last week I cooked up my first Thanksgiving dinner for a small international crowd in Amman. Throughout my childhood and up until a few years ago, my Thanksgiving was always spent at my grandparent’s house. There were always exactly 11 … Continue reading
India’s Teardrop
It is settled. The McAdams siblings will be celebrating Christmas 2013 in Sri Lanka.
Amy’s Eid Visit to Jordan
Eid al Adha has come and gone, and so has Amy. She was in Jordan for just three short days over the break, but we fit in so much during that time. After picking her up from the airport and … Continue reading
Hands-on Science Saturdays
I’ve started looking forward to setting my alarm for early wakeup on Saturday mornings. For the past month and a half, the Scientific Cultural Society and I put on a 2 hour workshop every week for Syrian refugee kids in … Continue reading
The assorted catch-up post: Facebook, UNESCO, and Eid al Adha
I’m back to regularly posting on my blog, especially now that I have disabled my Facebook profile for good. I’ve checked Facebook every day for nine years since I created an account as a college freshman at the University of … Continue reading