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Pause. 1 Oct 2011 | 09:02 pm
I have graduated from the Masdar Institute. I'm living in Ghana right now, one day I'll start posting updates again...
Masdar's first community event 13 Apr 2011 | 09:20 pm
Masdar has recently announced the inauguration of a reoccurring public community event "The Market@Masdar City." The first one will be on Friday 29 April, from 10 am - 5pm. A recent email I receive...
Best class *ever* 4 Apr 2011 | 01:44 am
Last week, I went to a giant extravaganza educational student conference dinner at the Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi, and there of all places, I met someone from Southern Utah University. She describe...
One more to go 6 Jan 2011 | 02:03 am
I didn't intend to imply in my last post that sustainable energy should be for the elite only. Far from it, just the way that Coca-cola is an aspirational product and everyone can take part, it's a v...
Inauguration 25 Nov 2010 | 08:30 am
Yesterday was the official Masdar inauguration. Lab building by night. I recently learned that the long bubbles on the outside walls are filled with argon, a non-toxic, odorless, clear gas that makes...
I live in a spaceship in the middle of the desert 26 Sep 2010 | 06:14 am
Students have been living in Masdar City for about a week, so I've had the chance to settle and form some impressions. The first day felt like culture shock. The buildings are beautiful here, and th...
India: Sukna stole my heart 15 Sep 2010 | 04:03 am
I finally know what I want to be when I grow up: an old, wrinkled Kumaoni woman!!! Let me tell you why... One week into my research trip to India, I followed Chanchal and Harish hiking up the muddy ...
Uttarakhand, India: Avani 4 Sep 2010 | 04:42 pm
I leave at night in a autorickshaw, careening through puddly narrow roads. There are stages with lights, music, and performers everywhere along the dark streets, I wonder which festival it is and wha...
Delhi rocks 30 Aug 2010 | 04:00 am
I love the crazy parts of Delhi. I love the chaos in the winding, falling, jam packed streets. Autorickshaws pushing through rivers of people dodging motorbikes and cars. Dogs, trash, flowers, ban.....
What every family of 9/11 should know 23 Aug 2010 | 05:53 pm
Dear families of 9/11, I wish you could see the caring and the pain that Muslim families around the world felt with you on that day. Three Cups of Tea is a book that tells the true story of an Americ...
