Originally published on Shahrvand English (N° 14) – January 11, 2005 It is very easy for one who has never (or rarely) travelled abroad and...
My colleague, TNG
” … ‘Cuz these students they’re like the Borg. You know, in star trek. As soon as the first transports onto your ship, you have to act quickly and get rid of it, otherwise they’ll take over really quickly”
Funniest thing I heard today
“Don’t get that cuckoo clock back. That thing almost put my eye out!” “Well you shouldn’t have been so close, you KNEW what time it...
My Class Etiquette
The day was come. It was time that I turn up the charm, and purchase my first school professor tweed jacket. So i did …
Concert Review : Kissin Heaven
Two night, two concerts : Evgeny Kissin vs. Evgeny Kissin vs. Brahms Piano Concerto no. 2
Taste of Iraqi freedom
I remember, it was February 2003. The weekend before we'd been out in the streets, in -35 degree temperature, going through toronto in front of...
My preservatives
Being a new teacher, means that each day is unpredictable and filled with adventures and mishaps. Some are worth telling, in order to make you...
Recital Review : Daniel Barenboim, Bach to Basics
Daniel Barenboim, in concert, playing Book II of the well-tempered Clavier, in its ENTIRETY … unfortunately with a bit too much pedal.
The Civilian Body Count in Iraq
the question that is left unasked for the most part (at least on the part of the governments of the countries involved in this invasion), and unanswered entirely by the same people, is the question of the Iraqi civilian casualties. Does anyone know how many Iraqi civilians have died since March 23, 2004?