Noosha's Blog

I'm writing for the thousands of people, mostly women, who get beaten, raped, and murdered every single day by the savages who call them...

I finished reading Get Thee to a Bakery by Rick Bailey. I enjoyed this collection of anecdotes, many of which I found relatable. What's...

August turned out to be a strange month for me. Things were going well the first few days of the month: My classes at Indiana University end...

Ilya Gutlin, a traveler, takes us with him to the "university of backpacking," where he learns about one culture after another as ...

I'm home after a seven-week absence. I traveled to Indiana to teach four six-week ESL classes: Structure in Use 3, Structure in Use 6, R...

A house is a building that serves as a shelter for animals, including humans; it's a living space, a place of residence. It can be made ...

When I published my first memoir, Languages & Life Lessons , I wrote this blog post: I started writing when I learned to write, but I st...

1) I want to congratulate Chris Palmore. The second volume of his journal, Gratitude Journey , is out today, on his mom's birthday, and ...