Stories of Our City http://www.storiesofourcity.org/blog Just another WordPress site Mon, 20 Feb 2012 09:22:30 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 109: Jane’s Digital Diary http://www.storiesofourcity.org/blog/2012/02/20/109-janes-digital-diary/ http://www.storiesofourcity.org/blog/2012/02/20/109-janes-digital-diary/#comments Mon, 20 Feb 2012 09:22:30 +0000 admin http://www.storiesofourcity.org/blog/?p=3532 A great story from the folks at Unicef Radio- stories from the lives of young women in Malawi.

]]> http://www.storiesofourcity.org/blog/2012/02/20/109-janes-digital-diary/feed/ 0 74: Reconciliation Day http://www.storiesofourcity.org/blog/2012/02/13/74-reconciliation-day-2/ http://www.storiesofourcity.org/blog/2012/02/13/74-reconciliation-day-2/#comments Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:16:20 +0000 admin http://www.storiesofourcity.org/blog/?p=3528 Every year, people gather in downtown Beirut for what is supposed to be a celebration of the first steps towards reconciliation (It tends to be a political celebration, but every little step counts these days in the Middle East.)

]]> http://www.storiesofourcity.org/blog/2012/02/13/74-reconciliation-day-2/feed/ 0 Luanda? That’s the world’s most expensive city? http://www.storiesofourcity.org/blog/2012/02/02/luanda-thats-the-worlds-most-expensive-city/ http://www.storiesofourcity.org/blog/2012/02/02/luanda-thats-the-worlds-most-expensive-city/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:39:05 +0000 admin http://www.storiesofourcity.org/blog/?p=3523 When I think expensive cities, I think Tokyo, New York, Berlin….not Luanda, Angola.  Especially not when almost half of all Angolans live off of less than $2 a day.

Read this really interesting article from the BBC to learn more.

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]]> http://www.storiesofourcity.org/blog/2012/01/30/108-volunteering/feed/ 0 106: The Parrot Who Knows All http://www.storiesofourcity.org/blog/2012/01/23/106-the-parrot-who-knows-all/ http://www.storiesofourcity.org/blog/2012/01/23/106-the-parrot-who-knows-all/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 09:37:28 +0000 admin http://www.storiesofourcity.org/blog/?p=3518 This week, a story about a fortune telling parrot from the great people at the Common Language Project.

]]> http://www.storiesofourcity.org/blog/2012/01/23/106-the-parrot-who-knows-all/feed/ 0 power outages http://www.storiesofourcity.org/blog/2012/01/20/power-outages/ http://www.storiesofourcity.org/blog/2012/01/20/power-outages/#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:02:13 +0000 admin http://www.storiesofourcity.org/blog/?p=3460 I had someone tell me that “Beirut is like a 3rd world country trying to be cosmopolitan” and I was offended.

I mean, we are cosmopolitan.  Beirut isn’t 3rd world!

But as I am sitting in starbucks and the power just went off (again) and the internet is so slow that you can play a whole song before it loads this page…..

maybe I should re-consider my outrage and turn it down to a simple mis-understanding.

Either way, it is still my favorite city.  I am so glad to be back!

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]]> http://www.storiesofourcity.org/blog/2012/01/19/106-fantasy-island/feed/ 0 Making History http://www.storiesofourcity.org/blog/2012/01/19/making-history/ http://www.storiesofourcity.org/blog/2012/01/19/making-history/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:56:04 +0000 admin http://www.storiesofourcity.org/blog/?p=3511 From Heart of Treasure Valley: ‘This is my chance to make history in my family’
Chinese dance helps Megan Wong learn about herself, her family and her cultural roots

]]> http://www.storiesofourcity.org/blog/2012/01/19/making-history/feed/ 0 Swimmer faces obstacles head-on http://www.storiesofourcity.org/blog/2012/01/19/swimmer-faces-obstacles-head-on/ http://www.storiesofourcity.org/blog/2012/01/19/swimmer-faces-obstacles-head-on/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:51:57 +0000 admin http://www.storiesofourcity.org/blog/?p=3508 From Heart of the Treasure Valley:  Catherine Parker has been hard of hearing nearly her entire life, but in the pool, it doesn’t matter

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The very best prize of all to Tara Buran: For her kids to grow up and say, ‘My mom’s always been there for me.’

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