Interview Morning, First Hanukkah Candle Tonight14 December 2025·92 words·1 minWork-and-Career Faith-Culture Daily-Life Shami Job-Search Job-Interview Tel-Aviv-Commute Train-Writing Hanukkah Jewish-HolidaysInterviewed in Tel Aviv and heading home to light the first Hanukkah candle tonight.
Rainy Days11 December 2025·72 words·1 minDaily-Life Shami Winter-Rain Gloomy-Weather Cozy-Home Hot-Coffee Mood-Check Vocab-NotesA rainy day in December.
A Different Sound10 December 2025·152 words·1 minLanguage-Learning Art-Media Shami Shami-Arabic Vocabulary Levantine-Arabic Music Music-Discovery Playlist-NotesA small thought about change, choice, and the paths we take when we want something different.
Don't Panic9 December 2025·47 words·1 minLanguage-Learning Daily-Life Shami Shami-Arabic Daily-Reflection Vocabulary Grammar Ipa Dialect-NotesSome good advice from Douglas Adams
The Fish-Tank Catastrophe7 December 2025·112 words·1 minFamily Art-Media Shami Family-Story Parenting-Humor Fish-Tank Goldfish Kid-Quotes Pets SpouseA Shami mini-story about our accidental fish-soup disaster and how the tank finally got replaced.
First Coffee5 December 2025·12 words·1 minDaily-Life Shami First-Cup Late-Start Slow-Morning Hot-Coffeeاليوم فِقت متأخّر شوي. هلق الساعة عشرة ونص، وعم بعمل قهوتي الأولى.
Using Saar and Dall in Shami Arabic4 December 2025·89 words·1 minLanguage-Learning Shami Shami-Arabic Vocabulary Grammar ParticlesA focused all-Arabic guide to صار and ضلّ in Levantine Arabic.
A Tale of Two Selfies3 December 2025·152 words·1 minArt-Media Daily-Life Shami Reflection Time Memory Identity Night-Photography SelfiesTwo photos. Seventeen years apart. Same face, different weather.
Differences Between Tunisian and Levantine Arabic2 December 2025·179 words·1 minLanguage-Learning Shami Tunisian Dialect-Comparison Tunisian-vs-Levantine Vocabulary-Differences Semantics Usage-Notes Vlog VideoI made a video about some differences between Shami and Tunisian Derja.
On The Way To The Interview1 December 2025·65 words·1 minWork-and-Career Daily-Life Shami Job-Search Interview-Anxiety Jerusalem-Commute Shorter-Commute Work-Life Career-MoveThe pre-interview jitters.