March Meltdown

I know it's been a while since I have written- sorry.

Excuse #1: I've been really busy.
Excuse #2: The internet is a little shakey.
Excuse #3: Couldn't think of anything I wanted to write about.

...now that that's out of the way...

I went to my first traditional wedding here- well... actually it was one of the many parties celebrating the marriage (they said it wasn't the traditional part of it). It was neat to have that cultural experience though. Their idea of dancing here is hilarious- you stand still shifting your feet from side to side, moving your shoulders a little, and snapping or clapping. Haha- it sort of reminded me of middle school dances :-)

I went to a birthday party for one of the 4 year olds whose class I help with at school. It was a blast! The kids were dancing up a storm, there was one of those mcdonald's like playgrounds wit h the ballpit and slide and such (of course the balls were all over the restaurant as we were inside!), and even people dressed up in character costumes. It was similar to a cross between a birthday party at mcdonald's or burger king when you were like 5 and a chuckie cheese party (because of the people in costumes). But half the kids were terrified of the costumes and screamed until they left while the others danced with them. Oh- and the stereo system was crazy! This thing was humongous and LOUD! Imagine kids songs in Arabic to Arabic music- loads of fun. They even made a "remix" of one with the birthday girls name in it. They also fed us- complete with soda and cake...at 9pm on a school night...to mostly 4-8 year olds. Needless to say it was a fun day the next day at school, haha!

Well, that's all the fun stories I have for now. I will try to be better about posting more often. If you are not on my email list for the letters I send out and want to be send me your email address and I will add you.

Toodles!