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Dialogues with Xihaan

Me as a guest on Zihan's talk show, 'Dialogues with Xihaan'. Featured myself, Zihan and BP Shawqy, his producer and a very talented...

The Bangla Alphabet

I was asked to pronounce the two tables of the Bangla alphabet to demonstrate how an American can learn the pronunciations and how they...

Pronouncing Bangladesh Landmarks

This video is showing famous public landmarks in Bangladesh that are spelled wrong. I was asked to pronounce the word incorrectly as it...

Chitmahal: A Film

I was honored to have the opportunity to voice the film trailer for "Chitmahal", directed by HR Habib. The film was released in the...

Masks

Masks are something we all wear from time to time. Anyone who says they don't, are just kidding themselves, and that in itself, is...

Expectations

We all have them. Expectations develop without our even thinking about it. Like an automatic response. Often, we don't even realize it...

Love and Marriage

Love and marriage should be a simple topic to discuss as it has inspired many authors to write about it down through the ages. Almost as...

Closure

One of the hardest and most necessary things to do when something ends is giving closure. This could be with anything, from a...

Letters to Juliet DVD staring Amanda Seyfried, Christopher Egan, and Vanessa Redgrave

This is a great ‘feel-good’ movie that is based on the tradition of visitors to Verona Italy, writing letters to Juliet, of Shakespeare...

Flowers In The Attic by V.C. Andrews

I read this book a long time ago, but I can’t remember the motivation for doing so at the time. I normally like books that are not quite...

Marianne Waddill Wieland