Morjes!

Welcome to my blog. I write about fitting in, sticking out, and missing the motherland as a serial foreigner.

July 3rd, outsourced

I forgot to link to this two weeks ago: every state flag is wrong, and here is why. Hilarious. [HT Andrew]

ISIS and the lonely young American. [HT Andrew]

I had seen some of these maps before, but honestly, there is always time for cool maps. [HT Anna]

Woman gives birth, fights off bees, starts wildfire. As one does. I am just waiting for further clarification on this story, because there's no way it really happened, right??

Email in real life, the awesome follow-up to Conference Calls in Real Life. [HT Breanne]

This is what happens when a man spends two weeks eating nothing but food meant for women.

A thoughtful representation of the kinds of attitudes society has toward rape victims. [HT Myrna]

The most American 4th of July

Going out in public in the US vs UAE