Home Sweet Home
Here are some pictures of our house! It is a great house with lots of rooms, windows and most importantly fans.
Notice: I even made my bed for the pictures. We love the tile floors because they stay cool and are perfect for afternoon naps.







Here is the bathroom. Not usually picture worthy but ours is a bit different than others. We have both a western and a squatty potty - so you've got options.
And the shower is in the middle of the room - the nice part of that is our floor stays really clean and no tub duty.
Here is the outside view. We are the tallest building on the street. Just ring the door bell and we will ring you up to the second floor!
Hope you all enjoy seeing a bit more of my life here.
Let me know what you want to know more about and I will write about it or send pictures.
Letha

Good Food - Bad Food

New Favorites
1. Fazulia (Beans)
2. Fish Market
3. Shark Shack
4. Brost Chicken
5. Rice - this is not plain rice but with lots of stuff in it - you never know but it's great
6. Bisbas Sauce
7. Hummus and Bread
8. Swarma
9. Falafal Wraps
10. Ma-shekle
11. Tea and Popcorn (everytime I visit friends)
12. Lime Juice - the most refreshing drink ever!
And Foods I am not so fond of
1. Mango Juice - so thick
2. Sheep Meat
3. Local Candy
4. Ginger - this is a long story I must explain. I was at a friends house and we were talking about different home cures - one of which is hot ginger juice for a cold. Not knowing the arabic word for ginger they brought one of the roots out for me to see. As they were all taking bites of it they convinced me to try some. I took the tiniest little bite and my mouth was on FIRE! They all laughed at me - it was a fun evening. And now I know what ginger looks like!
Other great things about dining here is that you don't need to worry about having silverware, tables, chairs or even plates. We all sit together around a mat and share a common bowl. Everything tastes better when you share and eat with your hands and bread. Always the right hand! 

It's the Weekend!
This week has been great. I love working at the english center. Already I have made so many new friends in just one week! And another plus to teaching is the weekend. This weekend two friends came to visit and we are having a blast. Yesturday we went to the beach and enjoyed the pool until there was an invasion of staring eyes, then we found a nice place on the beach and enjoyed the breeze off the water.

To finish the day we decided to treat ourselved to dinner at Pizza Hut, then ice cream at the mall. Yes, that is a lone olive on my plate - it seems I am the only person in the group who can appreciate the olive - so I was given the pickings from everyone else. 

I Have a Job!
I am so excited that I get to start my conversation classes on Saturday. This afternoon I had my first teacher's meeting and it was fabulous. I was able to meet a few of the teachers and am excited about the new friends - I have already been invited to go to a wedding with them next month!
Here is a picture of where I will be working - it is on the second floor. We have an elevator and everything! So if anyone wants to come there is an open invitation for any english speakers.