Tara Sonenshine and geographical confusion: Journey without maps
by Rashmee
Posted on January 29, 2014
Tara Sonenshine, formerly of the US Institute of Peace and more recently the State Department’s …
Read MoreMeerut: Is agriculture the only culture in so old and historic an Indian city?
by Rashmee
Posted on January 27, 2014
In Meerut, someone once said with acid humour but not a great deal of originality, …
Read MoreAtlanta, the old ‘New South’, & its mayor have a soft touch, hard head
by Rashmee
Posted on January 23, 2014
Mayor Kasim Reed’s rather full face beams at you, moon-like and round, at Atlanta’s entry …
Read More…& in the middle of January, I know what, not where, I’d rather be
by Rashmee
Posted on January 21, 2014
It was this New York Times haiku that made me realize the problem. and in …
Read MoreWhich passport is best visa for the planet? Finn, UK? Clue, it’s not American
by Rashmee
Posted on December 18, 2013
“Citizenship planning” appears to be a expensive and much sought-after service, but I didn’t realize …
Read MoreGypsies, tramps and thieves! Cher’s anthem about world prejudice
by Rashmee
Posted on October 21, 2013
I remembered Cher and her comeback song, ‘Gypisies, tramps and thieves’ when I heard that …
Read MoreFrom world music to world food: Would that be the sandwich? Absolutely
by Rashmee
Posted on October 19, 2013
After the rant about world music, let’s talk world food. A kedgeree sort of rice…
Read MoreApple sells 9m phones in 3 days. Change shareholders can believe in?
by Rashmee
Posted on September 24, 2013
I’m not a neo-Luddite by any means but I was a late adopter of the …
Read MoreA premature obituary? The death of distance
by Rashmee
Posted on August 21, 2013
As Mark Twain might have said, but didn’t, reports of the death of distance are …
Read MoreAbundance of caution = Many headless chickens?
by Rashmee
Posted on August 5, 2013
When does an abundance of caution become pusillanimity? When 19 US missions are closed till …
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Rashmee has lived and worked in several countries in the past decade, including Afghanistan, India, Haiti, Tunisia, the UAE, US and UK