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Arabian Gulf Surprises - Part 4 - Ten Amazing Experiences in Abu Dhabi, Khasab, Fujairah and Muscat
arabian gulf, carleton alumni adventure, Ponant, vacation cruise, travel, Travel safetyCarolyn HayekJuly 10, 202310 best places, arabian peninsula, Persian gulf, camelsComment
Arabian Gulf Surprises - Part 3 - Masdar City
arabian gulf, carleton alumni adventure, city of future, Masdar City, Ponant, travel, Travel safety, vacation cruiseCarolyn HayekJuly 1, 2023Masdar City, United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi, Wind Tower
Arabian Gulf Surprises - Part 2
Travel safety, arabian gulf, Ponant, travel, vacation cruiseCarolyn HayekMay 20, 2023Dubai, Abu Dhabi, retirement travel, income inequality, Masdar city, sheikh Zayed grand mosque
Arabian Gulf Surprises - Part 1
arabian gulf, carleton alumni adventure, Ponant, travel, Travel safety, vacation cruise, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesCarolyn HayekApril 2, 2023
Filling Gaps in Knowledge of Civil Rights History
Racism, book reviewCarolyn HayekFebruary 25, 2023racism, slavery, Clint smith, how the word is passed, reckoning with the history of slavery, Monticello, Whitney plantation, blandford cemetery, Galveston Island, New York City, Goree Island
Black Cake: A Story of Family Secrets
book review, Racism, social changeCarolyn HayekJanuary 1, 2023black cake, Barack Obama books, West Indies, Charmaine Wilkerson, family secrets, Jamaica, racial justice, immigration, estate planning, sexual assault Comments
Thankful for Friends
friendship, spirituality, Unitarian Universalist, worship materials, worship resources, book reviewCarolyn HayekDecember 25, 2022Friendship, Michelle Obama, The light we carry Comments
Ethical Spending
Carolyn HayekDecember 1, 2022money, ethical spending, charity nivigator Comments
Iberian Travel: Delight and Challenge
retirement, travel, Travel safety, Unitarian Universalist, vacation cruiseCarolyn HayekOctober 29, 2022travel, portugal, spain, Morocco, gibraltar, OAT, corinthian M/V, slaver, privilege, small ship, grand circle travel, overseas adventure travel, bull ranch Comment
Travel in Year 3 of COVID Times
Travel safety, Grandparents, Covid testing, Mask requirements, travel, Unitarian Universalist, Washington DC, San Francisco, Portland ORCarolyn HayekAugust 27, 2022vacation, annapolis, Washington DC, COVID, masks, social distancing, plane travel, museum visits, buses, trains, covid precautions, self-tests, travel risks, travel quarantine, travel safety, visiting grandchildren, elders traveling
Senior Housing - What's best?
Carolyn HayekJuly 6, 2022senior home, retirement home, continuing care facility, Parkshore at Juanita, WACCRA, retirement community residents, picking a retirement home, benefits and risks of retirement facilities
My Visit to Seabrook
event planning, friendship, real estate purchase, travel, Travel safety, SeabrookCarolyn HayekJune 15, 2022Seabrook, Seabeck, vacation, Washington coast, Pacific ocean, rental houses, ocean views, planned community, Pacific Ocean, Oyhut Village
I Loved this Book
book review, friendship, Racism, social changeCarolyn HayekMay 25, 2022racism, slavery, irish, ancestry, plantation life, biracial marriage, Underground Railroad, Tammy Huf, A More Perfect Union, emancipation, potato famine, family history
Stepping Up to Condominium Leadership
Carolyn HayekApril 20, 2022condominium, hoa, Board of Directors, condo challenges, condo rules
A Covenant for Religious Community
spirituality, unitarian universalist, worship resources, worship materialsCarolyn HayekApril 7, 2022covenant, personal beliefs, credo, church vision, northlake unitarian universalist church, UU, religious beliefs, liberal religion
An Unexpected Spiral
travel, Travel safety, study abroad, Czechoslovakia, Czech Republic, slovakiaCarolyn HayekMarch 4, 2022Ukraine, Russian, 1968, Czechoslovakia, Russian troops, Hohe Tatra Mountains, student travel, Eastern Europe, peace to war spiral, communist countries
The Joy and Dread of Book Group Membership
book review, event planning, friendship, Leadership, Racism, social change, Unitarian UniversalistCarolyn HayekFebruary 24, 2022
Belated Holiday Letter - 2021 - What a Year It's Been!
Carolyn HayekJanuary 7, 2022
Grateful for President Biden
Carolyn HayekDecember 22, 2021presiden Biden, Republican Party, Election fraud, extremist judges, saving democracy, climate change, poliical lies, gerrymandering, school board. protests, election board protest, Donald Trump
The COVID-19 Diaries
Carolyn HayekDecember 1, 2021COVID-19, pandemic, writing group, Saltwater church, Unitarian Universalist, self-publishing
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