Zephyra

"Expect the unexpected, and whenever possible, BE the unexpected."

Female

Washington, DC, USA

About Zephyra

Member since 21st Sep 09

Citizenship: USA
Marital Status: Single
Occupation: NPP (Nonprofit princess)
About Zephyra:

Xenophile; afropersian Quaker-wannabe; Michigander; trying to live responsibly while still enjoying the rest of my youth...

Hobbies:

Practicing languages; learning about other cultures; aikido; music (world, euro-classical, old-school jazz...); singing; spoken word; art; foreign films; parties where people are actually dancing; discussing current issues with friends of various milieus...

Favourite places:

Mackinac Island; grandma's house in Detroit; New Orleans; Malcom X Park in DC; Montreal; south of France; Switzerland; Krakow, Poland; India; Niswa, Oman...so far.

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Latest Blog Entry

6: Old World meets New World

Posted by Zephyra | 2nd September 2009

We drove back to Toulouse that night, for a late (by American standards) dinner. The next couple of days, I slept late (still not having adjusted to the time difference, which is apparently more brutal in this direction). When I wasn’t sorting through photos or planning the logistics of the next leg of my journey, I was spending time with Fatiha, an old friend.

She and I had met in Montreal four years earlier, through my then-boyfriend (and the last one I would give that title—too many attached expectations). I was on my first assignment with the anti-poverty NGO (Fourth World Movement), and really wanted to make a good impression. The last thing I was looking for was a boyfriend, least of all one who would end up being a long-distance one after I left. But there he was, volunteering for our team. I had no choice but to meet him, and eventually figured he might be good company. He really set the bar for bizarre bedroom behavior—but I’ll spare my more delicate readers the details. H

Continued | Confessions of a Recovering Francophile