{"id":21,"date":"2018-05-21T19:03:45","date_gmt":"2018-05-21T19:03:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/5fc5eab50ab4080017be26c1"},"modified":"2024-02-25T11:07:09","modified_gmt":"2024-02-25T11:07:09","slug":"letter-2-kufta-and-batata","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theroccafamily.net\/en\/letter-2-kufta-and-batata\/","title":{"rendered":"letter #2: kufta and batata"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dear Chao,<\/p>

I am still not in a state to write full sentences, but i am here in Amman, very present. It turned out to be true: if you are present, you are not anxious. This change is big, me here and you there, yet it feels good to be in distance, it extends my life beyond my-self, beyond our closeness. You are by the sea, and that is what matters. Chao, for the love of lists, here is one for you, a glimpse of some details of my daily doings:<\/p>

Catheter monitoring and a checklist of pees per day<\/p>

Work permits and laws for Egyptians nationals in Jordan<\/p>

Plants<\/p>

Nurses day and night shifts<\/p>

Kufta and batata or cheese and bread<\/p>

Friends from Ramallah<\/p>

Starting a writing retreat at the farm<\/p>

No signal on satellite<\/p>

Moving to a new studio (air conditioned), Hassan Khan\u2019s work was just there. (Thank you MMAG for giving me a studio. The \u201cold\u201d studio a temporary whole house, beautiful and old. Coming from a place where there is a war and blood over space.)<\/p>

Sessions with artists, i love all of them. they teach me everyday.<\/p>

Epigenetic<\/p>

Doubt versus certainty<\/p>

The Body is not an Apology<\/p>

Farewell to a friend, my youngest friend, who recently introduced me to FOMO: fear of missing out.<\/p>

New pms patterns i.e. 3\/4 of a pack of digestive-thins disappear in one go.<\/p>

Stoic philosophy. Interested in the ultimate negative: death.<\/p>

Your kindle book loan for The Complete Book of Five Rings has ended<\/p>

Tuesday support meeting on dementia\/Alzheimer\u2019s, notes from last meeting: how to extend our experience beyond ourselves.<\/p>

Introduction to Jerusalem\u2019s laws of land ownership<\/p>

End of month accounting, all in order for now<\/p>

Daily conversations with Baba on leaving home and finding home, he’s taking me to a whole new dimension as to what home means.<\/p>

Thursdays are for Mama, we continuously plan to go for walks but we don\u2019t. I trust we will.<\/p>

The heat on my body feels very good. Experiencing -22\u2103 in East Coast North America, changed what my body would sacrifice.<\/p>

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