Good bye to Paris – Hello to Home

the day started with a stop at the American embassy across the street from us. monica schneir from akron oh has a son who works there. brad was a very nice guy, graduated from Copley H S and now has served in kabul and one of the “stans”, turkmanistan or something. pretty cool going from [...]

When it rains in Paris . . . .

It has rained everyday-poured as a matter of fact. and when it rains in paris it means you are soaked from heqad to foot because you walk everywhere. I thought I was prepared for any kind of weather, but when you are soaked not even a chocolate croissant tastes the same!
gas here is the equivalent [...]

Good bye Djerba-Hello Paris

Leaving DJERBA was an experience in itself.
FIRST getting here, one person in our party came a day late, missing a flight and then air travel nightmare. His luggage came two days later. Another lost his passport in Paris so he had to stay there, go the the American embassy, get a new passport, eat lots [...]

DJERBA- DAY 4

Their selling skills are amazing. and what I have decided is that we in AMERICA, and me for sure, don’t really sell. these people really sell. here are three examples:
1. we stopped in a shop that makes rugs. three women sat all day and tied knots of yarn to make these beautiful rugs. they probably [...]

More from Djerba

The truth is, another week and I’ll be covered from head to toe in a berka. Men’s attitude changes when they are in a country where they are king!
In the non tourist area we were in a little take out sandwhich kind of place. I was leaning on a stool as the made to order [...]

DJERBA-How is our value like this little Arab island?

I am in djerba, one of the few americans to be here, now and in the past. It is interesting to be in a place that has been neither americanized nor catering  to Americans.  It is one of the few places in the world that still embraces smokers, when even Paris and Moscow have outlawed [...]

Why Do We Select Candidates and Companies? How important is likability?

Do we never learn? Pundits claim that Voters voted for George Bush because they would rather have a beer or go fishing with him than John Kerry.  and look where that got us?
How important is likability?
Is it any different for us in our daily life? Do you choose to go to lunch with people you [...]