Hello, my name is Keri Culver

​I am an international evaluator and writer.

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My latest writing

Eating fancy in Amman

Eating fancy in Amman

[Versión en español] Eating well in Amman can cost you a lot, or it can cost you a little. There are falafel shops everywhere, and even in the humblest of them, they take falafel seriously. No day-old oil, no stiff pita, no lily-livered veggies - everything's got...

Comer bien en Amman

[Click here for the version in English] Comer bien en Amman, Jordania, te puede costar mucho, o muy, pero que muy poco. Hay puestos de falafel por todos lados, e incluso en los puestos más sencillos, se toman muy en serio la labor de hacer el falafel. Nada de aceite...

Ground rules for meditating: gerund edition

Ground rules for meditating: gerund edition

A list of gerunds I found myself doing mentally, while meditating. I'm supposed to be breathing and feeling the breath, and that's all, but I found a few other ways to pass the time. It is BUSY up in HERE. Hypochondriacking (sp?) Questioning my spelling Rueing...