This was just mentioned briefly in my class on educational technology, and we didn’t delve into it. I think it’s partially because the social networking thing just became huge relatively recently. Perhaps I’m uncreative, but I’m struggling to see how something like Twitter or Facebook could really enhance education beyond small administrative things, like informing [...]

One of my goals this year was to make myself more active in the Middle Eastern dance community. It meant not only perform but also pitch in. I can’t think of a single dancer I personally know who couldn’t use the free help. The Middle Eastern dance community, at least the ones I’ve been a [...]

When selling my fan veils (I concluded that they were too big), I realized that photographing the fine silk is difficult. The woman I sold them to was slightly disappointed, because they appeared brighter in some of the photos I had given, a cross between ones I had taken outside on a slightly sunny day [...]

Meiver is holding a fan veil workshop at Green Street Studios on October 30th from 2:30-4 PM. Please email her at arabiyya@gmail.com for more info. Reserve your spot today, since the workshop has a 14 person capacity. Over half the spots are taken! Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend on FacebookShare on FriendFeedshare via RedditShare with [...]

My Bharatanatyam class performed a dance yesterday; to your left is a photo of me all decked out my costume. The show was lovely; it’s nice to see such talented dancers. I have a lot of work to catch up on, due the extra rehearsals and losing Sunday to the show, but here are some [...]

Brief background info on me: I grew up in an urban school district in PA. I never feared for my life while at school, but things there were not good. The state, while I was a student, threatened to take over the district, due to low test scores. People were and still are poor, family [...]

I think some people were surprised when I talked about my new incentive to cook well for one person. Here is what I typically eat during a week. Stir fry Pasta with some kind of sauce and veggies Something instant (like frozen pierogi) Lentils and rice There are other things that I randomly fill out [...]

I recently decided to do a better job cooking for one person (myself). I’m mediocre at it. Cooking for one is difficult, because ingredients come in large quantities. I eat leftovers, but there have been times where I eat the same meal 4-5 times in one week. A delicious meal isn’t as good if you’re [...]

A huge difference between my education grad experience, thus far, and my experience in physics grad school is that I’m mostly by myself, without a pack. I have become accustomed to having the same group of classmates in my classes. Particularly in undergrad, where I was pretty close many people, it was nice to have [...]