A Star from Mosul

In the blog A Star from Mosul, it describes the present-day life of a college student living in Iraq’s second largest city, Mosul. The blogger was born in Baghdad (Iraq’s largest city) but she then moved to Mosul. She is studying communication engineering at the University of Mosul. On her blog she writes about her everyday life, which has differences from the everyday life of a college student in America. The blogs are usually concerned with the author’s school work, social and family life, and the effects she deals with from the war in Iraq. She is confined to her house and most of the time there is a curfew in effect. The author states since living in the midst of this war she has “…grown rather accustomed to bad news, the good news are the ones that affect [her] most.” She also goes on to say that “It's true that I get depressed quite often but I find myself a most optimistic person. The full half of the glass is all I look at most of the time, always ignoring the presence of the ever-devastating empty half.” The author’s tone throughout the posts is depressing at times but yet she finds ways to look at the situation in a positive way. I would characterize the author as an aware college student that is stuck in a unsecure place of war. The war has affected her mind set and even her schoolwork. The curfews that are constantly changing have made it hard for author because she cannot plan ahead. This blog makes me realize the things Iraqi’s students my age have to deal with on a regular basis. The author is faced with constant reminders of this war and I admire her optimism through this depressing time for her family and nation. While we as a nation are also involved, the war is not taking place on our soil or in front of our eyes. This blog overall makes me more aware and conscious of the people that are living in the middle of this ongoing war.

http://astarfrommosul.blogspot.com/