Author Archives: mab86@duke.edu

Although my teeth have safely navigated metric tons of the small stones frequently stored in cooked rice here in Indonesia (i.e. they don’t wash their rice very thoroughly), a hidden bone in a piece of chicken thought to be boneless … Continue reading →

Developing questions for community hairdressers: CH1. Do you prefer to cut hair 1. Evenly across the head => QUESTION CH3 2. Illogically and/or arbitrarily 3. Other ___________ CH2. Why do you cut hair in this fashion? 1. No/poor training 2. … Continue reading →

I’ll open the discussion with a photograph from the slopes of Mount Merapi, an extremely active volcano on Central Java, Indonesia that erupted late last year. The tile floor displayed was previously at the bottom of a house; most of … Continue reading →