tons of grilled lamb coming my way (2/11/03)
so tomorrow is the sheep festival. i've never seen so many sheep in so little space in my life. and just think, they all will be ritually slaughtered tomorrow. i have sirpenes under lock and key. no one is getting to him. and foolish me, i have begun to befriend the cute innocent sweet sheep in the neighborhood. i have refrained from naming them however, making their untimely death even more painful for me. of course, i'll be just as content as ever to partake in the scrumptious grilled lamb. i can't shake my love of meat. i am texan you know...even tho i don't often admit it.
anyway, things are going along nicely for tabaski (sheep festival) even tho the city is packed with people from teh villages coming in to buy their sheep. this means that transportation is awful. it took me an hour to get to class this morning. oh the pain. but oh well. on a happier note, i got my dress for the tabaski. i had bought the fabric and took it to the tailor along with a sketch of what i wanted. i'm pleased with the result. now everyone wants me to design their dresses. maybe i can make a living as a fashion designer for the rest of my stay here. hmmmm. i also got a cell phone. they were having a promotion. so if anyone wants to call...since u all call anyway..haha. it's 698 7900. i forget the country code. but i'm not really expecting anyone to call so i guess it's not a problem.
this weekend i went to lac rose, this extremely red lake due to the salt content. it's supposed to be as salty as the dead sea. you can sit on top of the water. strangeness. teh whole experience was nice. we stopped at a friend's house on the way for lunch and then took motos to the lake. ahhh, motos are always so liberating. the wind in your hair, yadda yadda.
needless to say, i'm having a good time. but i miss you all dearly. anyway, my stomach is calling. i smell rice with fish in the air. yummmmy! i'll be writing yáll after the tabaski...sometime next week i hope...that's if i don't burst from eating too much sheep. eeek
maya
anyway, things are going along nicely for tabaski (sheep festival) even tho the city is packed with people from teh villages coming in to buy their sheep. this means that transportation is awful. it took me an hour to get to class this morning. oh the pain. but oh well. on a happier note, i got my dress for the tabaski. i had bought the fabric and took it to the tailor along with a sketch of what i wanted. i'm pleased with the result. now everyone wants me to design their dresses. maybe i can make a living as a fashion designer for the rest of my stay here. hmmmm. i also got a cell phone. they were having a promotion. so if anyone wants to call...since u all call anyway..haha. it's 698 7900. i forget the country code. but i'm not really expecting anyone to call so i guess it's not a problem.
this weekend i went to lac rose, this extremely red lake due to the salt content. it's supposed to be as salty as the dead sea. you can sit on top of the water. strangeness. teh whole experience was nice. we stopped at a friend's house on the way for lunch and then took motos to the lake. ahhh, motos are always so liberating. the wind in your hair, yadda yadda.
needless to say, i'm having a good time. but i miss you all dearly. anyway, my stomach is calling. i smell rice with fish in the air. yummmmy! i'll be writing yáll after the tabaski...sometime next week i hope...that's if i don't burst from eating too much sheep. eeek
maya
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