A new look: South by south-south

For all those who may still be linked to this blog, it's getting a new name and a new slant for 2020.

Musings along the Nile has been retired -- I'm shifting to NeciaInTheSouth to match my twitter handle. Watch this space for more provocative musings from the global, geographic, and/or the political south. 

 

Musings in Cali

Old post: 2009

Sometimes I forget how difficult a place Sudan is to live in. Well, ok, to be honest, I never forget it, but being back in California has highlighted a few of the challenges. For instance, last night I had a craving for chocolate chip cookies (my sister had mentioned them earlier in the evening). In Sudan I would have to go to bed unsatisfied, or hope that a cup of hot cocoa would do the trick. In the US, I can go to my sister's freezer, pull out ready-made cookie dough in a perferated block and break-off the number of cookies I want and then bake them up. Wow! Now that is civilization at its zenith. :-)