A Full Belly
It cost me 4dhm to print a page at a cyber café. Unfortunately, it wouldn't let me open or print the summer housing application. As I find it of importance to have somewhere to live this summer, I may be emailing one of y'all to fill it out and forge my signature.
Culture class has kept us on our toes. The professor gave Fadoua, head of our program, an incorrect list of required readings, so she made copies of incorrect readings, and we are now at a loss for prepartion for Monday's class.
Yesterday I befriended fellow BU student Anna's homestay family. They are my favorite Moroccans by far. Beautiful, intelligent, generous ladies who gave me ghaifa with cheese and maple syrup, tea, cookies, and hours and hours of fun talking in all sorts of language hybrids. It was my best evening here by far.
The entire group went out to lunch this afternoon at a Moroccan restaurant, Au Hasard. We were there for more than three hours. They gave us endless bread and house salads (cucumber-tomato medley and homemade coleslaw). Then came the salad course with six total salads: sour rice salad, olives, pepper medley, carrot and potato, onion and tomato, black-eyed pea paste. After this did the main meal happen. I got couscous, and this dish could rival serving sizes at Maggiano's. The heap of vegetables, beef, and couscous filled the bowl and rose above it for many cubic inches. It was the size of the dinners that I have at my house when meals are shared by the entire family. All of that food, all five pounds (maybe more) of it cost me 50dhm ($6.25). I love the prices here!
I have not yet moved families but I should be doing so after the weekend. My body continues physically adjust to things here. My mind is drained after each day. I sleep incredibly well despite hard surfaces all around. The rain is still torrential but it is supposed to end this weekend. Following, al-jow will be sunny and sixty-five degrees for weeks on end. Plans are being formulated for spring break (Spain) and the long weekend of the Prophet's birthday (Amsterdam). Happy birthday to Sean, Sophia, Melissa, Mommy, Peter, Ethan, and Jeanette this month!
Culture class has kept us on our toes. The professor gave Fadoua, head of our program, an incorrect list of required readings, so she made copies of incorrect readings, and we are now at a loss for prepartion for Monday's class.
Yesterday I befriended fellow BU student Anna's homestay family. They are my favorite Moroccans by far. Beautiful, intelligent, generous ladies who gave me ghaifa with cheese and maple syrup, tea, cookies, and hours and hours of fun talking in all sorts of language hybrids. It was my best evening here by far.
The entire group went out to lunch this afternoon at a Moroccan restaurant, Au Hasard. We were there for more than three hours. They gave us endless bread and house salads (cucumber-tomato medley and homemade coleslaw). Then came the salad course with six total salads: sour rice salad, olives, pepper medley, carrot and potato, onion and tomato, black-eyed pea paste. After this did the main meal happen. I got couscous, and this dish could rival serving sizes at Maggiano's. The heap of vegetables, beef, and couscous filled the bowl and rose above it for many cubic inches. It was the size of the dinners that I have at my house when meals are shared by the entire family. All of that food, all five pounds (maybe more) of it cost me 50dhm ($6.25). I love the prices here!
I have not yet moved families but I should be doing so after the weekend. My body continues physically adjust to things here. My mind is drained after each day. I sleep incredibly well despite hard surfaces all around. The rain is still torrential but it is supposed to end this weekend. Following, al-jow will be sunny and sixty-five degrees for weeks on end. Plans are being formulated for spring break (Spain) and the long weekend of the Prophet's birthday (Amsterdam). Happy birthday to Sean, Sophia, Melissa, Mommy, Peter, Ethan, and Jeanette this month!
posted by Athena | 5:36 PM
2 Comments:
I will fill out your papers for you!!!! I love to do that sort of thing!!!!
Thank you sweetie!
I went to mail your pillow today and UPS said $200!!!!! gulp So I am going to the regular post office in the morning to get it to you. I will let you know how long they say it will take so you will know to look for it!!
I am glad things went well today for you. I had a crappy day. I have a cousin who accused me of talking about her behind her back (I didn't) then proceeded to tell me I am a miserable person, a bad person, and my family all doesn't like me but they are nice to my face. Needless to say, I didn't have a great day today....
Anywhoo....Spent the evening at a fundraiser for a friend I met through Jordan who is running for mayor of LA! He came to Huntsville because he thinks HSV and LA can become very helpful to each other in technology / jobs / etc. It was good to see him, even if I had to spend the evening with Jordan, who supposedly has a girlfriend but kept acting like it was me.
I can't win for losing today. Well, off to sleep so I can go to the Post Office tomorrow!!! HUG HUG HUG
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