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Having lived and worked in Asia, Arabia, Europe and the USA, I’ve retired. I would like to share my knowledge, while writing my new book THE EXPATS.

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Valentine’s Day

Alice Delaney Walker, aka Dana Walker

GULF NEWS, Dubai, UAE 1990-1991 © by Alice Delaney Walker #3 February 8, 1990       The red-heart “I love you, Valentine” holiday alleviates what, for most Europeans and Americans, is the coldest and most cruel time of the year: winter. But St. Valentine is no longer, not since 1969.  He was removed from the saint list that year.  Probably because he was born close to a Roman fertility festival and the only way to be fruitful and multiply is to couple first, i.e. send a Valentine to your beloved. I’ve given hundreds of Valentines away: from first grade when … Continue reading Valentine’s Day

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Aunt Alice – Desert Enemies

Alice Delaney Walker, aka Dana Walker

GULF NEWS, Dubai, UAE 1990-1991 © by Alice Delaney Walker   Feb. 1, 1990     “I don’t want to squish them, I want to annihilate them!” I say standing before my open refrigerator door staring at what turns out to be four light-colored tiny ants busily running in a circle at my toes.  BUGS. I hate bugs. Their sudden appearance at my feet, with not the most minute piece of food visible, outraged me. It is exciting but frustrating to live in the Gulf, although many times I have been ready to abandon my childhood dream of living overseas and … Continue reading Aunt Alice – Desert Enemies

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Museum Wealth

Alice Delaney Walker, aka Dana Walker

At Lisbon’s Gulbenkian Museum, a sculpture of three human-sized women guards the entrance, as Winged Victory dominates the Louvre stairway. The first room holds ancient Egyptian amber ring-seals and slim gold necklaces. Behind a Plexiglas window stands a few modest sculptures. A small black basalt of a man’s head looks so lively, I think I passed him on the street this morning. Three hundred year old carpets are floor exhibits while equally old textiles are wall-mounted. Assyrian and Egyptian stone life-sized reliefs bring thousands of years of human life into present time. But it is the exhibit of coins that … Continue reading Museum Wealth