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Our Travels with Monty
The crazy things people will do for their pets is a truism that reaches new heights of absurdity for Foreign Service officers overseas. confess not to have undertaken any persuasive research to support that contention that would withstand scrutiny by even a…
Canada’s Diplomatic Spouses and the Debt We Owe Them
Prior to departing for Egypt in 1976, I was given letters of introduction to a number of prominent personalities by R.A.D. Ford and his wife Thereza, friends of my parents. They were in the latter stages of a 16-year tenure in Moscow…
Camel Trekking in Arabia
It’s 5:30 am when the bray of a donkey greets the new day. As the sun peeks above the horizon, other donkeys, roosters and dogs join the chorus. Unable to sleep, I open the tent and watch the morning light unveil the…
Learning and Living in the Arab World
As my postings have both been in the Arab world (Cairo, 1976-1980, Amman 1984- 86), I am often asked what it is like to work in the Middle East. Two notions which I believe to be misconceptions, frequently come up: First, that…
