Saturday, September 27, 2008
Badia Bound
Just a note to apologize for being behind on blog entries. I’ve been sick and busy with school-work, but I hope to have more to offer when I return from three days in al-Badia (the northern desert where the formerly tent-dwelling, nomadic-pastoralist Bedu live). Starting today, I’ll be chilling (more like roasting) with some Bedouins for the next couple of days, and I’m sure I’ll have stories to share. After that comes Eid, the holiday celebrating the end of Ramadan (alhamdulillah), the return to Ammanand then Egypt for a week. Yalla!
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Diana, what were the little boys doing? Why did the family keep coming into your room? I didn't really understand that part, but I hope that you take a picture of yourself in a hijab, because I know what they look like, but I'm curious to see how it looks like on you, lol, to see if really "you look good in hijab", XP And why were they giving you meat in yogurt sauce? That sounds extremely disgusting. And you're sick? Don't worry about updating so much as getting better; if you get sick, then we'll be worried about you. Get better and get caught up with your school-work ^^ we're not going anywhere so we can just calmly and leisurely talk about your adventures when you get back, or read your entries whenever you have the SPARE time to update ^^ But I hope that you have a safe journey to al-Badia and a safe return ^^ Ooh~~~ Egypt!!! Will you be seeing pyramids???? Take pictures!!
I'm so excited that you're back. I can't wait for more stories!
Yaa Diana,
Greetings from a Sewanee Hebrew professor. How's Arabic going?
Az Yallah bye,
Mark Christian
Hi Dr. Christian,
Arabic is going well. I'm living with homestay parents who only know a few words in English, which is helping speed along the learning. I'm getting the hang of conversational Arabic, but I can't say the same for fus'ha (classical Arabic) which I also study in school in Amman. But I'm so glad to finally have an Arabic class, especially with native speakers teaching. Inshallah, I'll be taking Hebrew next year and having studied Arabic, will find it enjoyable (and easier)!
- Diana
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