A couple of days ago I met my host family. I absolutely adore them, for they are incredibly nice and accomodating. There is of course, no air conditioning, but it isn't too bad. Upon my arrival I was greeted by the whole family along with lunch. It was very good, we had all sorts of delicious foods. I must say though, I am so full and tired of eating. After eating lunch I took a shower which was wonderful. After unpacking and "settling" my host sister and father and I went off to visit cousins. They had air conditioning which was wonderful! After that we went somewhere to listen to djs on a trailer. It was strange, but I met this nice girl who spoke great English. I wish I would have gotten her number or something so I could have someone to talk to. After spending about an hour doing nothing (a common thing to do here), we went to the MegaMall. We didn't shop, but instead went ice skating for a while, which was something that I can do in any language! After falling a few times in the nice air conditioned icy place, we decided to go bowling. It was nice to be in an american-esque atmosphere, even though my bowling skills were not up to par. We then returned home and ate dinner and I turned in to go to sleep. It felt so good.
The next morning I woke up to a beautiful breakfast, as always here. After eating and sitting around, I was told to put my swimsuit on. Off to the beach it was, unfortunately I did not realize we were going to be there ALL DAY LONG. I did not bring my sunscreen, and now I am sooo burnt. It should pass soon, I hope. After the beach I went home and showered, had tea time and went to bed. I felt bad about missing dinner, but they eat late and I had to go to school.
Now this brings me to the current day, Monday, aka school day. I woke up at 6:30 am, and no one else was awake except the maid and then my father woke up. I had a bit of breakfast (I'm so tired of eating) and then I headed out to get a taxi to get to school. It was a horrible experience, but I made it there. Class was good, and I feel like I learned a lot. We then had a singing lesson, which was interesting. Lunch was good and now I am going to stay at the school and do homework!
Here are some pictures from before I met my host family!:
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| This was at the Hasan Mosque |
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| This was lunch on Friday. Couscous in the bottom right corner! |
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| This is sideways, but it is at the Hasan Mosque as well. |
