Archive for June, 2006

Happy new 9/11

Tuesday, June 20th, 2006

Saudis Offered Scholarships for Aviation Courses in US
JEDDAH, 20 June 2006 — The Ministry of Higher Education and the General Authority of Civil Aviation are offering scholarships to Saudi men and women to study various majors related to civil aviation in the United States.
The forms are available online at the ministry’s website until July 12 […]

Posted in USA: Domestic Policy, USA: Foreign Affairs, Islam, Middle East | 10 Comments »

Differences? What Differences?

Wednesday, June 14th, 2006

Whenever I meet new people it doesn’t take long for them to notice my accent. Coming from a country that is said to be a nation of perfectionists I can honestly say that it used to bother me a little bit. Germans don’t like to display their flaws in public and they certainly don’t want […]

Posted in Meyn's World | 11 Comments »

What’s for lunch?

Saturday, June 10th, 2006

One thing I find quite fascinating: Americans -at least the ones surrounding me- are obsessed with lunch. It’s not breakfast, dinner or any other kind of snack time, it’s lunch! While I can go all day without food (and then raid the refrigerator at night time) I get the impression that if there were a […]

Posted in Meyn's World | 8 Comments »

I know …

Saturday, June 3rd, 2006

… it’s way too quiet on this blog. But it’s my Little Rib’s fault. She’s been gone for almost two months now (and will be for another two weeks) and I’ve lost over 25 pounds. I’m too weak to write! I can’t even see straight. Everything is blurry. I need food! Last night I tried […]

Posted in Internal Blog Affairs | 6 Comments »