I have been hearing, saying and using the word calaacal at least once a day. Comments like “Calaacalkaaga nagadaa” or “Kan Calaacalkiisa Badanaa” That got me think how about a place where people can place their Calaacal. I know i would want to do that. So when i was thinking about making the site. I thought of first a website like Fmylife.com which is a superb website for all your complaints of the day. Using that i have come up with this:   http://Calaacal.net Calaacal.net. Check it out, use it, and stay tuned for more of it.  Read More →

Well being from Minnesota I have never seen an actual Pay Toll but while on our 16 hour trip to Ohio we were stopped about 4 times  to pay in order to go through. Kinda reminded me of a Modern Isbaaro. The road trip was great, we went to many dining areas and participated in many of the local activities at Ohio. Our Hosts were just brilliant and we hope to do the same thing when NASSU comes to Minnesota for its Semi Annual Convention.  Read More →

I had recently heard of a Semi-Annual NASSU meeting. NASSU which is the North America Somali Student Union is a Network for Somali Students in Canada and the United States. Its much like an Umbrella Organization that connects and allows for communication for Somali Student Association’s in North America. NASSU is having its Semi Annual Conference in Columbus, Ohio. SSA at the UofM was invited and as the Technology Coordinator at the UofM’s SSA i went along. NASSU is important because its the only Non-profit organization that is out to help and protect Somali Students... 

Just added a Somali Art Gallery Tab, If you like what you see or want to put one or a couple up there write a comment or send an email.  Read More →

So i recently got hired by Avant Assessment as Target Language Expert. As a TLE i am to locate reading passages that are written in Somali and translate them into English. Once I have done that, I than assign a passage-difficulty rating based on the Interagency Language Roundtable. I am quite excited about the job and what it has to offer to the Somali Community and the continuation and growth of the Somali Language as whole.  Read More →

I am not a big fan of Apple products except for the ipod/iphone. But iTunes new feature of Home Sharing for your library with those in your network and on the same iTunes account had me thinking. What if you if you can share with friends over the internet with your library without having to buy any product. The result: Hamachi with iTunes. Hamachi made by Loginme another great product, allows you to seamlessly connect with others online. Its a Hosted VPN service that allows a sort of LAN connection that’s perty impressive. With only several steps you can connect with... 

I have wanted to blog for a long time, though i worry about a couple of things. 1. Whose gonna read it? 2. Why would they read it? But I am gonna give this thing a try and see what happens with it.  Read More →