A Slave in Qatar -Mami’s Story— Chapter 5: Is Doha Disneyland?

This is based on a true story of a maid that lived in the Gulf States for many years.

by Suzanne Monir with some edits by Hyun Gu Kang

Don’t give money to homeless people, they don’t need it.

Every day, when I walk on the streets of San…

Are you living in poverty?

No.

Unless you earn $12,000 or less per year as an individual, or $24,000 for a family of four, you are not living in poverty. This poverty line varies from state to state, but that’s the federal guideline.

RED LIGHT GIRL

originally posted on https://shitijsharma24.wordpress.com/2015/07/21/red-light-girl/

Scene 1- a red light

‘The poor, Jesus, the poor’ from “The Adventures of the Teen Jesus Part Two”

Fiction: Poor Man’s Monterey

After a year in poor man’s Monterey he couldn’t tell if he was any happier or not. Gradually, he spent less…

Life at the Convent: Part 2

Sleeping at the Convent
 
This was not easy for a number of reasons. I guess the jet-lag had a big part to play in it but night-time here was also extremely noisy. Some evenings there would be karaoke in the building next door and the nuns explained to me that here, one’s karaoke…

On wallet losing, and being broke halfway across the world.

The title of this post probably gave it away (clearly I’m not one for twists in my writing) but I’ve had an interesting week. Thursday afternoon, after enjoying the famous Sacher Torte in an extremely overpriced cafe near the…