tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019662.post-863965202002-12-22T06:51:00.000-08:002002-12-22T06:51:57.656-08:00Support team please let me know if you recieved the email essay I sent today on Blogger. It should come with a pic. Baghdad is beautiful and cold today. The strain of the outreach work is beginning to manifest itself in illness. Several of the members are getting sick. Don't worry I don't think it's chemically related. Yesterday we visted the University of Baghdad and talked to PHD. English candidates there. There is a general admiration for Oscar Wilde but not much love for Joyce. Beckett is a staple for the English/Drama crowd and Mathew Arnold is a real literary playboy here. The history of the British rule here probably plays a large role in Iraq's western literary consumption. <br /> <br />Everywhere I go I'm recognized as Jackie Chan. They love him here (and Also Jet Li but no sign of Chow Young Fat anywhere). One student told me they played Chinses action movies during Ramadan. Next essay is coming in two to three days: Christmas in Baghdad. Happy Holidays to my peeps in the dirty dirty west. <br />Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11365690346376170574noreply@blogger.com