Wow, Ramadan has started to really hit me: I have a constant sensation of eating too much. The very rich food served at Iftar is taking its revenge on my poor belly which is not used to eating so much oil of all kinds. So I'm drinking anise seed tea in my office - yes, because I am not not drinking during Ramadan, it would kill me not to and I am not a Muslim so I can drink.
Friday night I had a succulent dinner at my friends: rice with cinnamon and fried chicken liver, nuts and sultanas on top, roast chicken, vegetables and a spinach/okra bake with cheese which was delicious. I ate more than the other 4 family members put together because my hosts would not accept when I said I was full. It was really nice, but a bit too much food.
Tomorrow I will go to Iftar at the Swedish Institute - they have one each year and invite people who work with them or who are otherwise related to it (for example all the Swedish people in Alex - we are 13 all together!). The day after that me and my colleagues are making Iftar for our other colleagues, this will be nice I think. I will make lassies* for afters - to help the digestion along and to have something sweet after the meal.
So it will be the week of the organised Iftars and also of concerts - there is some kind of festival going on in Alex with Mid eastern and Spanish vibes linked together. I am not sure what it is exactly but I will go see.
Hmm it's still raining. I am feeling a bit under the weather actually. I am missing home a bit but I know that it is an illusion (what is home anyway? It's not like I would like to go back to living with my parents, that would really be frustrating). It's because of the fact that I am feeling that my work and my studies are not progressing as I would like. I am doing well though, there is no question, it's just that all my life languages have been easily acquired to me but Arabic is proving to be difficult. Also I think I do not have a brilliant teacher, but with my travelling schedule for this autumn it will not be possible to take a normal course. Anyway, I am sure I will get better.
I'm looking forward to some Spanish tunes tonight, I think it's just what the doctor prescribed.
*Lassie is an Indian drink based on mango and yoghurt which is seasoned with cardamom and possibly some honey.
1 comment:
You didn't tell us how was the concert?
did you like the Spanish tunes ?
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