One of the workshop organizers, Tehseen Baweja, happened to be on my flight from Doha to Lahore, so we got to start the event a little early, chatting in the lounge while waiting to board, and in the (relatively short) lines as we went through immigration. (Much discussion of literary culture, the creation thereof. Starting […]
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Few more random shots of Doha airport, Qatar. I love that the child’s play structure is a giant robot.
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I do like it when places incorporate moving water into their designs, though it feels cruel to place the barrier so far out that you can’t run your fingers through the water. Easier for them to clean and maintain, I imagine, but much less fun. (Doha airport.)
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This part of the Qatar airport is two tiers, which I like, and they’ve incorporated some trees. It still mostly looks like a fancy mall, but I suppose that’s appropriate, given that it is chock full of very expensive stores that I never shop in (Cartier, Tiffany, Burberry, etc. and so on). It makes me
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Doha airport is like a dream of what a wealthy future airport would be. I like the design reasonably well, though I wonder whether you could have a major airport aesthetic that is less stark and more cozy? (Harder to keep clean, I suppose.) 10 seconds panning.
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Arrived on LUMS campus in Lahore, have hooked laptop and phone up to WiFi, managed to plug in my almost-out-of-power phone (there’s a universal plug in the room, but I brought an adapter too), feel connected to the world again. It’s 3:15 a.m. in Lahore, and I’ll try to sleep a little more soon, just
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Waiting to board my long leg flight, 13 hours, Chicago to Doha. I can walk on my sprained ankle now, but it hurts when I walk on it for long, so I did request a wheelchair to get me from ticketing to gate. Earlier this morning, I stopped by the Township office, returned the forearm
It’s a little wacky, having two big trips so close together — it wasn’t my preference, but just the way the dates worked out for the organizers. So I’m feeling a little bewildered as I unpack from one trip only to start immediately packing for another. I know for a lot of people, this is
