Morjes!

Welcome to my blog. I write about fitting in, sticking out, and missing the motherland as a serial foreigner.

September 14th, outsourced

I kind of think candy-corn Oreos would be disgusting...but I also kind of want to try them.

I had heard bits and pieces of this story - involving Iceland, a war bride, professional genealogists, and a really bad dude - over the years, but here it is all wrapped up and in one place. [HT Suzanne]

I discovered this blog while searching for iconic images of the siege of Sarajevo. Pretty neat stuff.

A template for every awful political discussion you've ever witnessed on Facebook. [HT Bryce]

I cannot even tell you how much I LOVED this photo album of Barbie and Ken's wedding. [HT Jessie]

C-section vs. epidural vs. "natural" - I found the end of this article to be haunting.

Boys' names have kind of stayed the same over the years. Girls' names...not so much. [HT Kathy]

First days of school

The Islamic weekend