tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12025547.post116132496219107905..comments2023-09-22T15:04:22.456+03:00Comments on From Me With Love!: Starting New..Morbid Smilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17612403793598957850noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12025547.post-1162328666200051912006-11-01T00:04:00.000+03:002006-11-01T00:04:00.000+03:00Greetings!I'm so glad you made it and I wish you t...Greetings!<BR/>I'm so glad you made it and I wish you the best!Hajar Zamzam Ismailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11381501847576246000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12025547.post-1161637425192729302006-10-24T00:03:00.000+03:002006-10-24T00:03:00.000+03:00Hey Morbido,I laughed at the part of the fall "bre...Hey Morbido,<BR/>I laughed at the part of the fall "break"... I was assigned to cover three political events and file them during the "break"... so like u said, it's not a break! I don't know why many things here have to be put in quotation marks!!! <BR/><BR/>Take care!Bassam Sebtihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11782175662290272238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12025547.post-1161631822705295902006-10-23T22:30:00.000+03:002006-10-23T22:30:00.000+03:00Well, I'm glad you finally wrote something Morbid!...Well, I'm glad you finally wrote something Morbid! Yeah, I'm pretty busy too. That's why I haven't written anything till late last night on my blog. "It even took me less that five minutes to have my papers checked and my passport and visa stamped, and that was cool as I heard about the so many stories of having put to some sort of investigations and questioning at the airports. Luckily, none of that happened to me." Well, that's happened to me one of the seven times I've re-entered the country. That one time happened to be after 9/11. All the airlines had fired their baggage handlers so we had to wait two hours after landing to get our bags. Then, ICE decides to randomly select us for searching. Ah, the joys of our inefficient Customs, haha! Welcome to the myth of Fall Break. We had ours earlier this month; I went to go see my girlfriend during it and came back to a Mandarin test the next day. What do you think of football? Please, e-mail what university you're attending. Ours got smacked last weekend! Glad to see you're enjoying it here! Take care!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12025547.post-1161573868081432122006-10-23T06:24:00.000+03:002006-10-23T06:24:00.000+03:00When the temperature drops and the snow starts to ...When the temperature drops and the snow starts to fly, Summer in Baghdad without electricity will seem like a (bad) dream. :)<BR/><BR/>Don't let the university intelligentsia find out that you shop at Wal-Mart. You'll be labeled a capitalist lackey and a traitor to the proletariat. :))<BR/><BR/>I hope you can get some spare time soon so you can catch up, settle in, get comfortable and not feel like you are on a run-away treadmill. The time dilations come with being in a new environment. The days last forever and the weeks pass in a flash.CharlesWThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16857874929616124224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12025547.post-1161563102107940692006-10-23T03:25:00.000+03:002006-10-23T03:25:00.000+03:00a long and very interesting story! ;-)a long and very interesting story! ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12025547.post-1161538769893867302006-10-22T20:39:00.000+03:002006-10-22T20:39:00.000+03:00Nice post. I see an improvement in your writing, ...Nice post. I see an improvement in your writing, btw.<BR/><BR/>Hmmm...Walmart. I'm a Target kind of girl, myself. :)<BR/><BR/>No doubt there will be Halloween activities coming up. Always an enjoyable holiday. Hopefully you will get a chance to get involved. <BR/><BR/>Football is pretty easy. If you like the game, you'll pick it up quick.Lynnette In Minnesotahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04504253680601566235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12025547.post-1161516809622122032006-10-22T14:33:00.000+03:002006-10-22T14:33:00.000+03:00:pHave a lovely Day!!:p<BR/><BR/>Have a lovely Day!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12025547.post-1161488999020682872006-10-22T06:49:00.000+03:002006-10-22T06:49:00.000+03:00Great to hear from you! Im glad to see you experie...Great to hear from you! Im glad to see you experienced Wal-Mart. I practically live in that store. LOL!I can't give you much advice about college (im going next fall..ahh!)but just hang in there and focus and you'll be finished with all your work in no time. <BR/><BR/>Can't wait for another post!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12025547.post-1161426354873461912006-10-21T13:25:00.000+03:002006-10-21T13:25:00.000+03:00nice post sis, i'm so happy for you, but promis me...nice post sis, i'm so happy for you, but promis me you won't cry ok!!<BR/><BR/>i miss u<BR/>i love you<BR/><BR/><BR/>MichoMichomemehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12760730828995281610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12025547.post-1161410595262731452006-10-21T09:03:00.000+03:002006-10-21T09:03:00.000+03:00Hi Morbido! :) I am amazed by the details of your ...Hi Morbido! :) I am amazed by the details of your journey here! So much to do and less than a month to get it all done. Then four airplanes to get you most of the way. What a whirlwind all that must have been! Well, I am really happy for you that things worked out so that you could come here and realize your dream!<BR/><BR/>I am curious, does your university have semesters or quarters for its academic calendar? When I was in college and grad school, I always had semesters which are longer. I think that a quarter system allows a fairly long winter break. Maybe you will have a chance to do some interesting things then, but I hope you will have some free time sooner than that!<BR/><BR/>Ah football! Definitely an American college tradition. Glad you had fun, but be careful, the game is addictive, but such an enjoyable addiction! :)<BR/><BR/>Please try again to post your pictures. I would love to see them! Good luck with all your deadlines!Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01494609521203854111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12025547.post-1161406490045658962006-10-21T07:54:00.000+03:002006-10-21T07:54:00.000+03:00Congrats on making your way to the US.Congrats on making your way to the US.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11366521775391400432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12025547.post-1161394517921931452006-10-21T04:35:00.000+03:002006-10-21T04:35:00.000+03:00It is great to hear from you Morbido!I am glad thi...It is great to hear from you Morbido!<BR/><BR/>I am glad things are going well for you in the U.S. and that you have had a chance to experience some American things like American football.<BR/><BR/>I am sure you will have a Thanksgiving break coming up in November that might give you some more time off.<BR/><BR/>I am always interested in the observations of first-time visitors to the USA. What is surprising to you? Do you notice cultural differences between Americans and Iraqis? How have you been treated by Americans? What about students from other countries? Do Americans think differently about family, education, their country, their religion, etc?Original_Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05501853627185380737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12025547.post-1161355375519926002006-10-20T17:42:00.000+03:002006-10-20T17:42:00.000+03:00Hello MorbidoIt is so nice to hear from you again ...Hello Morbido<BR/><BR/>It is so nice to hear from you again and from the States...<BR/>You worked very hard and now you are tasting the flavor of this achievement.<BR/><BR/>Is the study there harder than here in Iraq? <BR/><BR/>Are there people watching you 24/7 like security people, in case if you need some thing or lose some thing cuz you are a Fulbrighter?<BR/><BR/>Please write more and more, your posts give me a glimpse of hope about my unpredicted scholarship..<BR/><BR/>Take careMarshmallow26https://www.blogger.com/profile/07425557030772839507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12025547.post-1161327326111649522006-10-20T09:55:00.000+03:002006-10-20T09:55:00.000+03:00Congrats again Morbido , it's good to see you set...Congrats again Morbido , it's good to see you settled and happy, the tone of your 'voice'sounds different. I don't know what Wal-Mart is ( probably some supermarket) but I know it can happen to get stuck on campus and not go out much. Do your assignements and take it easy sweetie. <BR/><BR/>Gosh you reminded me so much of myself, except I had not missed orientation week but my luggage was lost and so I had no clothes to change for more than 2 weeks LOL and did not have enough money to buy new sets . Also I cried the first week because houses and streets seemed so different than Libya... :)Highlanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16532761296990891687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12025547.post-1161326105558307172006-10-20T09:35:00.000+03:002006-10-20T09:35:00.000+03:00Wal-Mart! Well, what else is there? :)What do you ...Wal-Mart! Well, what else is there? :)<BR/><BR/>What do you think of American style football? I think at highschool and college level, football is the most fun sport, for players and spectators both.<BR/><BR/>Really glad you had time to write a post and update everyone, Morbido!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com