Shadi loves flowers. She planted her own tulips last year and was so excited when they bloomed. In typical Shadi fashion, she cut them and gave them away to people that had been nice to her. These are some photos I took today of the flowers in our yard. (more…)
Categories: Exchange Students · Family
Tagged: Shadi
Norma, Texas, 2007
The YES program was established following 9/11 to foster understanding between the United States and the Muslim World.
My wife and I have hosted two YES students. In our small community, experience with Muslim countries is most often a relative who has been deployed in Iraq or Afghanistan. Norma and Shadi were excellent ambassadors for their countries and their religion. They brought a higher understanding to our small town, especially to the young people at the high school. There is no question our YES students had a positive impact on their school and the larger community. (more…)
Categories: Exchange Students
Tagged: Exchange Daughter, Exchange Student, Islam, Norma, Shadi
Preparing Pickled Lemons
One staple of North African and Arabic cooking is pickled lemons. There is a recipe for chicken tagine with green olives and pickled lemons that gets made in our home on a regular basis. I have found pickled lemons at the Arabic grocery store, but they are not nearly as good as what you can prepare at home. With a few hours of preparation time, you can make enough pickled lemons to last a year. (more…)
