tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50867259045406125262024-03-21T15:17:17.926-07:00My Bahrain JourneyJamie Khalilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14616197766732965948noreply@blogger.comBlogger69125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086725904540612526.post-86069554018399230592012-07-14T10:45:00.000-07:002012-07-14T10:45:31.028-07:00Italy: Day 3: Heading towards Rome through San Gimignano<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I swear my parents don't like taking pics with me!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A family's own personal vineyard </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The town of San Gimignano (or San G. for short)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This town was known for its towers</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We were fascinated by the man at the top of one of the towers</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He wasn't real though...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The town had some old paintings in the walls</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I was shocked that this man would walk around without his pants!</td></tr>
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<br /><br />On day 3 of our Italy trip, we sadly had to leave Tuscany, but we were making our way towards Rome, which would be "an adventure" as my dad quoted many times throughout the trip. On our way to Rome, we thought it would be nice to drive through some of the country side, and see some of the smaller towns. We wanted to stop in San Gimignano, since Antonella told us it was a lovely and worthwhile place to see. So, we stopped on the way in the town, and it was very lovely and picturesque. The town was full of cobblestone roads and sidewalks, and little corner cafes, very Italian in my opinion. <div>
We saw the towers, which apparently back in the day, people were racing to build these towers, so they were pretty cool. We saw some more scenery and views of the countryside, and random man sculptures places throughout the city. One sculpture had a man on top of a tower, another one was of a naked man, which was shocking after living in Bahrain, where you would even see something like that in a doctors office, let alone out in public. Then, we saw some men made of stone. So, man sculptures were quite popular. We heard church bells, and looked in some shops. Eventually, it was time for us to get back on the road, since we had to have our rental car back by about 6pm, and still had a few hours of driving to go. On our way to Rome, we stopped at yet another cute restaurant in Sienna and had some lunch.</div>
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Getting to Rome was fairly easy, but once we were actually in the city, it wasn't so easy anymore. The traffic was very bad and intense, and similar to Bahrain, the people don't seem to follow as many traffic rules as they do in the U.S. My dad was freaking out. We found the apartment and dropped the luggage outside to leave with my mom and Charmaine, while my dad and I looked for the car rental place where we were supposed to return our rental. What a mission that was. The rental place wasn't where it was said on the papers address, so we began asking and searching. We ended up turning into the bus lane and doing something else wrong, and the police make us pull over, and my dad feared he was going to get a ticket. Luckily, the cop was kind enough not to give a ticket, and attempted to guide us, although he spoke no English, and I have had no training in Italian. After asking a million people for directions and getting endlessly lost, we found the train station, where the car rental place was inside. The lady directed us to the garage where we had to drop off the car. Then, we had the mission of finding our way back to our apartment. Finally, hours later, we made it back, where my mom and Charmaine were still sitting outside with all the bags. They didn't think to look at the door and ring the bell, and Antonella had been waiting upstairs the whole time. We got moved in to our tiny Rome apartment. We were exhausted from all the travel, and decided to call it an early night and head to bed. The next day, we would start the big exploration of the city. How exciting it would be!</div>
</div>Jamie Khalilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14616197766732965948noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086725904540612526.post-66987630354850363922012-07-13T12:28:00.001-07:002012-07-13T12:28:30.455-07:00Italy: Days 1,2: Tuscany, Firenze<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<br /><br />Wow! I am once again so impressed. Italy is an absolutely stunning country. We arrived at the airport in Rome, and got through customs quicker than any other country I have ever been. We rented a car and began our 3-4 hour journey towards Tuscany. The car ride was good until my mom started freaking out. We were unable to get in contact with the lady we were renting a house from, and my mom was very concerned that we wouldn't have somewhere to stay. Finally, after some times and listening to my parents go nuts and ask a whole bunch of people to use their phone, we finally got hold of her, and would meet her at her place. The house was hidden away up a dirt road, but boy was it beautiful, and big. The house was so charming and had an amazing view, and, there were fresh grown peaches and plums. Delicious! We were exhausted from traveling all day, and had a goodnight sleep.<div>
In the morning, we enjoyed those excellent peaches and plums and then went to the town of Firenze. It was a charming Tuscan town. We went to the Santa Maria Novella church, which was very awesome and beautiful. We then basically walked around the town, looked at the vendors selling things along the streets and squares, and checked out the beautiful scenes. There were lots of things going on, from people singing in the streets, to doing art, or sitting out in cafe's, having a glass of wine. </div>
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The town was lovely, and we did a lot of walking through it. I bought some scarves and an insanely cute pair of shoes. </div>
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On our way back to the house, we stopped at the grocery store to get some meat, cheese, and wine to have a small dinner. We ate, talked, and watched the sun set. It was a beautiful first 2 days of Italy. It is just like the pictures and movies show it to be, and more. Pictures never do a place justice. You have to visit to truly understand the true beauty and charm of this amazing country. I am so in love!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</div>Jamie Khalilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14616197766732965948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086725904540612526.post-3881091004108188792012-07-12T13:48:00.001-07:002012-07-12T13:48:41.156-07:00Morocco: Days 6-8: Along the Atlantic Coast in Mirleft, Aglou, and Tiznit<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mom was about to eat this tasty little crab</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">but I decided to give him a little kiss instead. Maybe he will become a prince.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Abdel was taking it all in.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beds at le Trois Chameaux</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and me hanging out in the living room</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I was trying to open my eyes, but they always end up closed</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A women carrying a bag on her head. Again, the real Morocco.</td></tr>
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So, this will conclude the Morocco trip. After leaving Fort Bou Jerif, we took yet another insanely rock path through the desert. It seemed as though we were going further and further into the desert, with no hopes of seeing the end. The path got extremely bumpy and we began to fear that we would blow out a tire again. The path got so bad and rugged that at one point my mom was screaming, "no! Stop!" in fear that our driver, Abdel, was going to drive of the side of a rocky cliff. This was one of those moments you had to be there to experience just how funny it was. Hysterical!</div>
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So, after a while, we came to a clearing, and a cliff, and there was the Atlantic Ocean. It was practically in our backyard the entire time, and just miles away from the area of the desert we stayed in. The ocean was rather grand and majestic, although very cold. A jacket or hoodie was for sure necessary. We met some locals who lived along the cliffs. They built their own shacks and fished for food. It seemed that there were only men, and they were pleasantly surprised to have some female visitors. The one gentlemen in the photo above even gave us his address in hopes that we could send him the photos we took. I have a hard time imagining mail being delivered to this location.We then had a kind man on a motorcycle ride and direct us out of this desert and coastal trap that we were stuck in. He led us on a rocky road, but eventually we made it to a paved path and civilized road.</div>
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We continued on our way to Mirleft, where we would stay at another guest house, called le Trois Chameaux, which was lovely, and had an awesome view. We got to check out the ocean, but it was too cold to go in. We enjoyed a lovely fish dinner, and had a great night's sleep.</div>
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The next day, we headed to Aglou, and stayed at le Chant du Chameaux, which was also a guest house run by a French lady. This place also had an excellent view and easy access to the beach. We went down and checked out the beach, which it was still too cold to swim, but I did put my feet it, and posed on some rocks. We ended our evening with a delicious delicious meal cooked by our French lady host. It was so good. Yum! We slept and headed to the Agadir airport in the morning. We said our goodbyes to Abdel, and got ready for our flight to Italy.</div>
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Morocco was an incredible trip, and I would recommend this destination to anyone. The Morocco Travel Tour company did a great job of finding us awesome places to stay, and a great friend/driver, Abdel. Although Morocco is a poor country, it is rich in culture and full of friendly people. It is full of everything unexpected, but awesome and only for the real adventurer. It is for sure an amazing memory that I will never forget.</div>
<br /></div>Jamie Khalilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14616197766732965948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086725904540612526.post-89749128244408247912012-07-08T11:14:00.000-07:002012-07-08T11:14:16.710-07:00Morocco Day 5 & 6: Fort Bou Jerif<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our pool (although it was too chilly for swimming)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is where our water came from. A well.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A view from the fort of the valley</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A tree graffiti in the fort</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My mom hopped for a ride on the tree</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I used my super-human strength to hold this tree up</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mom also remembered to stop and smell the flowers</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A small stream with very noisy and silly sounding frogs</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I got to enjoy the cobra around my neck!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I forgot to mention, I was attacked by a massive scorpion and was in his death grip!</td></tr>
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<br />Now here was a true adventure! After leaving Tafraoute, we were going to our rugged destination of Fort Bou Jarif. This was for sure what you would call the off-beaten path. After driving some distance on a regular road, we suddenly turned onto an unpaved desert road, and started driving out into the middle of the pre-Sahara desert. The path became very rocky and we were being tossed all around the car on this insane road. There was literally nothing in sight except for cactus and sand. We were driving into the middle of the desert nowhere. After driving about 9 kilometers and being shaken and stirred like a martini, we saw signs for our Fort Bou Jarif destination.When we arrived and got out of the car, we heard a hissing noise, and low and behold, the tire of the car had a hole in it and was beginning to deflate. My mom was panicked because we were far far out in the desert, and she was worried about how we would get out. Fortunately there was a spare and our driver, Abdel, was able to go back to the town to get in repaired.While he ventured out for that mission, we had a mission of our own. After checking out the grounds, we began to explore the desert and our surroundings. We saw some cactus and desert flowers, an old shack that housed some animals, and some animal bones. We than began to venture further and found a path which lead to the original Bou Jarif Fort. We followed the path to the fort, and began to explore the inside of the fort. The fort was obviously falling apart inside, so some parts were hard to get through.<div>
At the back end of the fort, there was a look out, which showed a valley below, with some water below. So, my parents and I ventured down there, and followed the path to the water.</div>
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The stream was pretty awesome as well. There were tons on frogs, all of which made ridiculous sounds which my mom really enjoyed imitating. She said they sounded like the three stooges. Silly!</div>
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We walked back and prepared for dinner, which was also tagine, the national dish of Morocco. This meal was absolutely amazing though. The meat was prepared perfectly, and we even got soup and vegetables, so it was our first were well balanced meal. Delicious!</div>
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So, the very exciting part happened after dinner. We got to watch a snake charmer. He had 2 cobras and 3 vipers. He began by playing the flute to summon the first cobra, but it was being stubborn and not coming out of the box. So, he pulled it out and started drumming to kind of make it dance. Then, he took the 3 vipers out of the other box and put them on the ground too. While taken the vipers out, one of the cobras began to make its way towards us, which absolutely freaked out my parents and Charmaine. My dad actually jumped up onto the couch in fear. It was absolutely hysterical. We watched more of the show and listened to the snakes evil hiss. At the end, I got to hold the cobra, which was awesome!</div>
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After this insane and thrilling snake show, we had some tea and got ready for bed. We didn't know that it was lights out at 11pm, and the power was cut, and believe me, it was pitch black. We fortunately had a candle in our room to light, as we dozed off to sleep.</div>
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We woke up the next day and had a nice breakfast, and cautiously made our way further through the desert, in hopes of safely making it to our next destination.<br /><br /></div>
</div>Jamie Khalilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14616197766732965948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086725904540612526.post-1934209791259770312012-07-08T09:52:00.000-07:002012-07-08T09:52:34.484-07:00Morocco Day 4 & 5: Tafraoute<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Charmaine was loving the mountains too, and here was a nice calm spot for her</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our cute little room in the hotel</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and a little more of the room</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was part of the lush palm groves in the valley that we drove through</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We found a swimming hole that was a favorite of the locals</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The kids would jump from really high....</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and here he is getting ready to jump...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and he jumped! It's just a funny time I caught him, it looks like a dead body falling.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We also saw some huge boulders.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Charmaine's dedication to her son, Dean.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These are the painted rocks which you will find out in the desert.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One was even painted to look like a house</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Local Moroccan's at the water well. This is what real Morocco is!</td></tr>
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We spent our day 4, and the beginning of day 5 in Tafraoute, a small friendly village also situated along the mountains. We had a cute hotel with comfortable rooms. After we arrived, we got ourselves settled into our rooms, and had a quick stop at the hotel's restaurant to get some fruit and water so we could fuel ourselves up for the next part of our adventure.</div>
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So, we headed towards the lush palm groves situated in the valley of the mountains. On the way we stopped to take a few roadside pictures, where we saw cool things like more mountains, local people at the well, random coca cola trucks, and other things of that sort. Unfortunately, we missed the goats that climb trees. They would have been pretty cool to see!</div>
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We reached the palm groves, which were a change to see after driving through so much desert and mountains. To be in a green valley was just lovely and cool and refreshing. We immediately found some locals who were enjoying the swimming hole. I asked the kids about the water, and they said it was pretty cold. I didn't have a swimsuit anyways, so I didn't worry about not being able to go in. The kids however were loving it, and had no problem going in and jumping and diving from very high distances. I would be way too afraid to jump from that high, but these kids, especially the boys, were fearless. I was able to capture some pretty good photos, and the one was rather funny, being that it looked like a dead body being thrown from the cliff.The rest of the valley had houses spread throughout, some with some pretty cool art work.We would stop occasionally to get out of the car and walk for a bit. At one point, our driver, Abdel, drove ahead of us so we could walk. Well, he went pretty far ahead, because it seemed like we were walking forever, and began to feel as though he had abandoned us, and left us for death. Lol, just kidding. We found him up ahead. </div>
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After the palm grove visit, we again made our way back to the hotel. I was feeling extremely exhausted and had to lay down to take a short nap. When I woke, it was dinner time, and again I had some tasty beef tagine for dinner, followed by a creamy flan (mmmmmm yum). </div>
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We also took a walk up and down the road where there were many little shops to look in. Many of the people hand-make shoes, so my mom bought a pair. After our walk, it was time to retire for the evening. I was exhausted and ready to shower and hit the hay. The night ended peacefully except for the surprise visitor in the bathroom (a little roach), which Charmaine so kindly eliminated for me so that I could bathe in peace, and prepare for the next days adventure.</div>
</div>Jamie Khalilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14616197766732965948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086725904540612526.post-88992171291497182142012-07-05T15:43:00.000-07:002012-07-08T08:51:10.968-07:00Morocco Day 3: The Atlas Mountains!!!!!!!!!!!! (and Taroudant)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The start of those crazy Atlas mountains</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A man on a donkey</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Charmaine had enough of our family and decide to jump off the mountain</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A local let me check out his snake</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I held onto Charmaine for dear life</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It was all fun and games and laughs</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My dad fell of the edge and we had to save him</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The forbidden lake which no one was allowed to swim in</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wow! Check out those 2 show girls in Morocco</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I saw this face for about 3 hours along the mountain. Mom was terrified</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and so was Charmaine</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was me at a calm and peaceful time in the mountains</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A citadel in the mountains</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here is one of the views of below from where we were driving. It was a very long way down...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our guest house place we stayed</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beds for Charmaine and I</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Girl posing in the pathways</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another pool in our guest house</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Taking pictures of taking pictures</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There is that girl again!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The sweet mountain view (I might like them better from here, lol)</td></tr>
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So, day 3. Time to leave Marakkesh and head to the Atlas mountains. We had a nice early breakfast, and then were picked up by our driver, Abdel. So, the highlight of this day was the mountain journey. It started off really mellow and relaxed as we drove through small villages at the base of the mountains. We saw the forbidden lake, which no people are allowed to swim in or go fishing in. It was a beautiful lake and was stunning against the mountains. We met a man who let us see his snake, and I got to hold on to it for a bit.<br />
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As we started going further up the mountains, things started to get a little less relaxed. This I think started with Charmaine, and within 1 or 2 minutes, spread to my mom. The mountains have very narrow and windy roads, with no guard rails or anything of that sort to give you any feelings of protection or safety. So, were just zipping along quickly and would come to times where we had to move over if a car was coming, and would literally be centimeters from the edge, and plunging 3 or 4 thousand kilometers to our death. Charmaine and my mom were freaking out and screaming and grabbing onto my hands, arms, or legs in fear. This was so amusing and funny to me that I was just laughing hysterically.</div>
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As time went on, and we continued to have these near death experiences about 3-4 times per minute, my nerves started to wear on me and I was losing my courage quickly. Soon enough, the fear became contagious and I was freaking out and panicking too, and holding onto my mom's hand for dear life. I was actually sweating and my voice was at least an octave higher, and my breathing was heavy. There was even a moment where we almost crashed, which caused all of us to start screaming in fear. It was a hysterical sight to see. </div>
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Well, before you know it, that contagious fear began to get my dad. He was ok until he saw me starting to freak out, then he was getting nervous as well.I think this was the most adrenaline and fear I have experienced in a long long time. You would not be able to understand this unless you were in these mountains with us. I will not forget it.</div>
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When we got to flat, normal, non-mountainous ground, I felt extreme relief. We were driving through a pretty rural and poor town, which was where we were staying, so we were a bit worried about the conditions of the place we would be stay.When we arrived, we had such a surprise. The place was beautiful. It was full of color, had 2-4 pools, walkways, cute dining areas, and more. Everything about this place is just amazing, and we absolutely love it. The workers here cooked us a chicken tagine dinner, which was awesome. We are so impressed by this place, and can't wait to see what else our tour has to offer.<br />
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</div>Jamie Khalilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14616197766732965948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086725904540612526.post-37499670089287821912012-07-05T14:49:00.000-07:002012-07-05T15:43:48.423-07:00Morocco: Day 1 and 2: Marakkech<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me in front of the mosque</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mom and Dad</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and of course, Charmaine and I</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some giant birds hanging out in a nest</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here I am inside a tomb, trying to push it apart </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and now I'm dead in the tomb</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I stopped to smell the roses (an important thing to do when on vacation)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Us at a palace</td></tr>
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The next adventure begins. We left Bahrain to start our Morocco and Italy journey. Getting to Morocco wasn't so bad. We flew from Bahrain to Abu Dhabi, and from there to Casablanca. Then, in Casablanca, we had a driver take us from there to Marakkesh. First thing you must know about Morocco, is that it an Arabic and French speaking country, and although some people know English, not many do, not like in Bahrain. So, fortunately I have taken some lessons in both language, so I was able to at least get my family by (better with the French).<br />
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Our hotel in Marakkesh was called Hotel Amine, a four star hotel. It was a little old fashioned inside, but it had a lovely pool, and was enough to have a comfortable sleep. We had a comfortable sleep the first night, especially after all of the traveling we did.</div>
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The next day, we woke up and had breakfast, and decided to check out the city. We took the bus into the city (good thing I knew some French or else that wouldn't have happened), and just spent some time walking around and checking out the city. We saw an old mosque, visited some tombs and the palace, and stopped by the souq to see if there were any cool things for us to pick up. I found a nice scarf, so I was pretty happy.</div>
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Wow! The last day of school. What can I say about the school year and all that has happened. Well, I'm sure I could probably at least write a book about my experiences, but I'm not ready for that just yet.<br />
I can start by saying I have most certainly learned a lot, probably more than I thought I would. The first year of teaching is the hardest for every teacher. It's even harder when it's your first year, your first time living on the other side of the world, in a new county, new culture, new friends, new everything. By no means was it easy, but it was for sure an experience in which I have no regrets.<br />
Early in the year, around October or November, I had days where I would actually start crying on my walk to school because I was so upset about the school and the class I had. I'm still pretty upset about it to this day, being that I had the class from hell. Despite the demon class that I had and the fact that they gave me my first ever gray hairs, terrible acne, and endless stress, they did have their own interesting personality, and more certainly brought some color to the classroom. I had the notoriously naughty class. Most other teachers on my floor could hear my class more than any other group of students.<br />
The kids were bad, but they did have some moments where they gave me a good laugh. I did have kids that I actually enjoyed and easily smiled around. I will miss most of the kids in my class, but some of them I am pretty happy that they will be moving on and no longer terrorizing me.<br />
I have been so blessed as to make some awesome and amazing friends. I have had so many laughs and good times with my friends here, and am happy to say that they will be life-long friends, and ones that I surely will never forget. I also have been lucky enough to work with fantastic colleagues who have been so supportive and helpful to me. I have learned so much from them, and they have helped to keep my on track and get me through tough situations at school.<br />
As some final thoughts and words about living in Bahrain, here are some things I can say. For one, Bahrain is not like the media portrays it to be. It is probably up there as one of the safest places I have ever been, probably along the lines of being as safe as when I was in Japan. In Bahrain, you can leave your doors unlocked (as we did all year), and never have to worry about someone breaking in and stealing your things. You can leave a GPS in the car and it won't get stolen. And, there are not crazy terrorists and protesters and things like that going wild in the streets. The most you ever see is a dumpster on fire, or a tire burning, never anything serious. Bahrain is also somewhat deceiving. You might expect everyone to be very holy people and following the religion very strictly, but that is not the case. I can't tell you how many of the men especially you see out at bars, in their thobes and all (and drinking is against their religion, among other things that they partake in).<br />
Drivers in Bahrain are nuts, but it's still not nearly as bad as in Egypt. The cheap gas and free drinks for ladies is just awesome. Bahrain is also a great jump-off point. You have easy access to most of the world and can get to places for rather cheap (which has been a huge benefit since I love to travel). The weather is nice and warm (most of the time), and you rarely have to worry about your outdoor plans being cancelled due to rain.<br />
These are just a few nice things that I can say about Bahrain, but really there are many. I have had a truly unique and life changing experience living here. I have made memories that I won't forget, and met people who have played such an important part of my life. If you don't ever get a chance to visit this place (it's not big and would't take a very long time, and it is better to go with someone who knows the place), then I hope you could enjoy what it has to offer through some words and pictures. And I'm always happy to share stories, both happy and sad about my journey. As a final note about Bahrain, and relating to my last post, I did find a home for my little kitten, Jack. Our high school Math teacher and his wife took her. I was so happy to have a home for her, but it was so painful to give her away. She started as nothing and almost lifeless, but I revived her and made her a crazy playful little kitten. The day I gave her away, I cried and cried some more. I was heartbreaking because she looked so sad, but I know now that she will have a good life and be taken care of by good people, and that makes me happy.<br />
Home is now very near, and all that stands between is my awesome trip to Morocco and Italy. Africa and Europe, here I come!</div>Jamie Khalilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14616197766732965948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086725904540612526.post-69982687751983135382012-07-01T06:02:00.000-07:002012-07-01T06:02:03.201-07:00That's Right! I Saved a Life!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The first day I found Jack. She was in bad shape.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Really bad shape, very sick and infected</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">She had an eye infection and couldn't even open her eyes.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the third day, one day after taking her to the vet and getting her some medicine.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Her eyes were open more, but she was still a little scared and very tired</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And she was very skinny and tiny, about the size of my hand</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After about 1.5 weeks, my little princess was up and running and crazy active</td></tr>
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<br /><br />Apparently I will go to paradise for this one. So, here's how my heroic rescue story happened. It really all started one day when we were going to school. We were pulling up near school, and saw this scrawny little kitten crossing the road, but barely moving, and we were so worried it would get hit by a car. We watched to make sure the kitten made it across the street, but when it did it walked write into a stone wall. We had a feeling the poor thing was blind, and that was sad, but we had no choice, because it was 7am and we had to be at school.<div>
Two days later, on a Wednesday, I stayed at school late, until about 5pm, because I had some end of the year things I had to do to get cleaned up for the summer. As I left the school, I saw a scrawny white kitten laying on the sidewalk, and it wasn't moving. I was really sad because I realized this was the same kitten I had seen 2 days ago, and now it was dead on the sidewalk in front of school. As I walked closer to the cat, it moved just a little bit. It wasn't dead, but it was probably within hours (at most) of the end of its life. I didn't know what to do. I knew it was sick and dying, but I also couldn't just leave it there to die. So I called up Tammy and asked her for some advice. She felt pretty bad too, and suggested that I bring it home. So, I scooped the tiny little kitten off the ground. I could feel every bone in its body, and she weighed practically nothing. She was really dirty and her eyes were closed and couldn't open because there was so much pus. We brought the kitten to my apartment and bathed her very carefully in the sink, and wrapped her up with a towel. She was shaking and really really sick. We tried to feed her but weren't having much success. By this time it was late in the evening, so we could't take her to the vet, but decided to do it the next day. She slept the rest of the evening.</div>
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The next day, I left for school, and told my students about the little kitten I had found and rescued. The kid's thought it was very nice to save the kitten. I also told them that I was name the cat Jack Skellington, and assumed it was a boy, since he was a skinny skeleton like Jack from the Nightmare Before Christmas. After school, Jack was still alive and sleeping in the box bed I had made for him. Tammy and I took him to the vet right after school.</div>
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The vet's were shocked at Jack's size and weight. Jack weighed only 320 grams, so not even 1 pound. And, we found out that Jack is a girl, and that she was severely dehydrated. The vet gave her an IV of fluids, 1 into her belly, and 1 into her neck, to help re-hydrate her. Then, they gave her some boiled chicken, which she ate all up. The vet also gave antibiotics and eye drops to give her daily to help with the infections. On our drive home, I felt confident that this brave little kitten would make it through.</div>
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Every day I woke up early to take care of her and give her her medicine. I played with her and would lay around with her. She follows me everywhere, like I'm her mom. I absolutely adore this kitten, and hate the thought of having to part ways with her. She has given me so many laughs and brought a lot of joy and has help me to de-stress. I hate to give her to someone else, but transporting a cat from one country to another is a very difficult and expensive process. I hope I can find her a good home. I will always remember this crazy little monster kitten of mine, Jack.<br /><br /></div>
</div>Jamie Khalilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14616197766732965948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086725904540612526.post-42429352811028421272012-07-01T01:45:00.000-07:002012-07-01T01:45:35.674-07:00Cairo: Day 5: Egyptian Museum and Mohamed Ali Mosque<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<br /><br />So, this was our last full day in Egypt. After a very long ride from Luxor, we made our way back to Cairo. We had 2 things planned for this day; to go the the Mohamed Ali Mosque, and to visit the Egyptian Museum. First, at the museum, which is a very famous museum, we got to see all of the ancient and historic things the museum had to offer. We were not allowed to take camera's in, so I don't have any photos to show of it. But, it was a cool museum, where we got to see old mummy's, and tombs, and the remains from King Tut's tombs. Our guide told us that during the protests in Egypt, the museum was broken in to, because there was no security at the time. During this break in, about 25 things were stolen, one of which was something that came from King Tut's possessions. Whatever it was that was stolen is supposedly worth about $800 million and can be sold on the black market to private collectors. I cannot imagine having something that valuable. But who knows, the thief might be cursed for stealing one of King Tut's things, so that will be too bad for that person.<div>
After leaving the museum, we headed to the Mohamed Ali Mosque, which is either the old or largest or both, mosque in Cairo, and it was indeed, very big, and beautiful too. To go in to the mosque, we of course had to cover up since we had on short sleeve shirts, but we were not required to cover our hair. We really enjoyed the mosque, but were so exhausted from out trip and the long train ride that we were getting anxious to go. We took some scenic pictures at the lookout area outside the mosque, and went back to the Mercure Hotel, where we would have the rest of the day to ourselves. When we got back to the hotel, we spent literally the entire rest of the day laying in bed, sleeping, ordering room service, and watching movie after movie. It was some much needed zone-out time. We had a good amount of the next day to do what we wanted.</div>
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When we woke up the next day, we were hoping to go to the swimming pool and chill there for the day. But, of course, our plans of catching some rays were squashed by a dust storm that was covering a good chunk of the Middle East, so, we didn't make it to the pool. Instead, we got our fitness on, and went to the hotel gym for a good sweat session, followed by a dip in the Jacuzzi, and I spent some extra time sweating in the sauna and steam room. We ended the day with a shower and then off to the airport. </div>
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When we got to the airport, we were rather hungry, so we stopped at the food court to order some food. I went to an Asian food stand, where they had a few dishes sitting out. I asked for the Thai dish, which looked as though it had been sitting out for a while (although all the food there looked that way), but I decided to risk it and eat. Rachel got some food from there as well. The gentlemen at the counter was even nice enough to not charge us for our food. We figured maybe he liked us, or maybe because it was the evening and they would be closing up soon. We sat down and ate. </div>
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Well, about 20 minutes to half hour later, things started going downhill. All of a sudden, I started feeling really hot and sweaty, and my stomach was on fire and feeling nauseated. Within moments, I was running to the bathroom, and things were not so good. This food was not settling right, and I'm pretty sure the oldness of it meant it was probably going bad. The entire ride on the bus shuttle to the airplane, I was sweating and feeling really gross. More time was spent in the bathroom on the airplane. Sadly, a little after my onset of the food poisoning, Rachel's stomach was hit pretty bad with the same sickness, and she felt like crap also. We both had a pretty miserable plane ride home, and had at least 24 hours of bad stomach.<br />Despite the sour ending, I once again got to experience another super awesome trip. Good friends, good sight seeing, good eating. I love the travel opportunities that I have been so fortunate to experience. Traveling will always be high up on my list of favorite things to do, and I hope there are many more experiences like this one to com.<br /><br /></div>
</div>Jamie Khalilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14616197766732965948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086725904540612526.post-13120857250064472922012-07-01T01:07:00.000-07:002012-07-01T01:07:46.690-07:00Luxor: Day 4: Temples and Sailing Down the Nile<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Look closely at this picture. Notice the dark spot (it's the part of the picture that people touched the most, and is dark from dirt and oil from people's hands.)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A canal</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Boarding the sail boat in the Nile River</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My camera was set to Sepia setting, but it turned out a nice picture nonetheless</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black and white setting of the Nile River</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Preparing to embark on our amazing sunset cruise down the Nile</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another black and white photo I took. I think this one is pretty nice.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Other people enjoying the beauty of the river</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Only my feet are going in. I didn't want a crocodile to eat me.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Charmaine riding the Titanic</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our sail-master</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">People hanging out in the Nile, washing and playing</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Catching fish</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And admiring the passing boats</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another popular spot for locals</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tammy became our captain for a while</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Charmaine and our other sailing captain</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">you know how much I love a good sunset.</td></tr>
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<br /><br />So, day 4 in Luxor. We visited the Luxor temple, which was literally across the street from our hotel, so there was no need for a car ride or any of that. We spent a good amount of time checking out the temple, seeing more statues, pillars, and old art. The temple was really awesome to look at, but it was very hot out and we were breaking a serious sweat. So, after some time exploring, we made our way back to our hotel, where we would spend a few hours cooling off in the rooftop swimming pool, having some lunch, and taking an afternoon siesta. We had to prepare for the highlight of our stay in Luxor, which would be us sailing down the Nile to watch the sunset.<div>
We walked to the sailing port, and boarding our boat, which meant walking across this narrow plank to get to the boat. You had to hope that you didn't lose your balance or else you would fall into the river. The sailboat is called a feluqqa (pronounced fel-oo-ka), and it is a traditional Egyptian sailboat. We had to gentlemen as our captains, and they also were big fans of the Egyptian puzzles and riddles (making designs out of toothpicks, and untying tricky ropes and things of that sort). As we sailed down the Nile, we saw other fellow sailors, people in all sorts of boats, plus a lot of locals hanging out in the river as well, swimming, playing, bathing, washing things, and watering their animals. It was really cool to see so much different life and activities going on along the river. Now, this part of the river is very safe, as in there are no crocodiles. The crocodiles are way further away, past 2 dams is Aswan. On that part of the Nile, which was maybe hundreds of miles from where we were, before the dams, there are estimated over 500,000 crocodiles, if I remember the number correctly. So, we didn't have to worry when we did things like stick our feet into the water. A little more than half way through our sail down the Nile, the sun was setting, and I love sunsets. I was able to capture some pretty sweet photo's of the sun setting, so that made me really happy. We had such an awesome time on the sailboat, and it was just what we all needed. It was a lovely change of scenery, where we got to see the river and trees and greenery and mountains and people and animals. We had a chance to just relax and really enjoy ourselves. If you ever make your way to Egypt and the Nile River, I would very strongly recommend you sail down the Nile. It is peaceful and perfect and an important part of any getaway. This was our favorite part of the trip, and I hope that maybe we can do it again one day. </div>
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After our Nile trip, we went out to eat and a nice little outdoor restaurant, had some tasty food, and made our way to the train station, where we would embark on our 12 hour trip back to Cairo.<br /><br /></div>
</div>Jamie Khalilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14616197766732965948noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086725904540612526.post-11131804910660490262012-05-26T05:57:00.001-07:002012-05-26T05:57:53.011-07:00Luxor: Day 3: Valley of the Kings, Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, and Hanging Out<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Posing in front of Queen Hatshepsut's Temple</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rachel posing next to Hathor, goddess of love</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wall painting with original colors (it's amazing that it has lasted so long)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An old photo of the temple </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An entrance into a tomb</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The view from the upper part of the temple</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Nile</td></tr>
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<br /><br />Luxor. It's very different from Cairo. Definitely much more green, with many farms and plants, and a bit nicer to look at as well. During our days in Luxor, we would be checking out the East and West Bank of the Nile. On day 3, we visited some temples. First, we went to the Valley of the Kings. I have included no pictures of the Valley of the Kings, because you are not allowed to take camera's anywhere in the valley, and especially not in the tombs of the kings. But, in the Valley of the Kings, we checked out many different tombs, some of which were on the smaller side, and some that were very large with many chambers. The cameras weren't allowed because the flash photography would ruin the colors inside the tombs. All of the colors were the original colors used when the tombs were being built thousands of years ago. It's really amazing that the color has lasted so long. When we finished at the Valley, we were then moving on the the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut. It was also nice to leave the Valley because the vendors and other people trying to see you everything under the sun were really starting to drive us crazy, and I was getting tired of every Egyptian man saying "nice tattoo" to me. I must have heard it at least 100 times during my trip.<div>
So, Queen Hatshepsut. She was pretty darn cool, I must say. Hatshepsut was a master of disguise and deception. Because she wanted to be a ruler of Egypt, she disguised herself as a man, wearing all of the men's attire, and referred to herself as a man. Rarely is she called Queen. She ended up spending many years ruling Egypt disguised as a man. And, when other men attempted to take over, she made various plots in order to deceive them, and kill them. So, needless to say, she was pretty hardcore and awesome, so we really took a liking to her and her story. We explored the temple for about an hour, and then, we were once again ready to move on, but not because of the harassing vendors, but because it was blazing hot in the desert valley, and there was no where for us to really take shade once we left the coverage of the temple. One the drive back to our hotel, we visited to large statues that were off the side of the road, took a few pics and moved on. </div>
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At the hotel, we took a refreshing dip in the pool, which had a lovely view of the Nile. We came back in, took a nap, and got ready to explore the area along the Nile (kind of like a boardwalk), in hopes of finding some tasty cuisine. We passed a restaurant called Chez Omar (pictured above), which served dishes such as pigeon. The man insisted that it was very delicious, but we felt a bit uneasy about the whole idea, so we decided to take our business elsewhere. We ended up at a nice little place along the Nile. The food took a long time, but that was ok with us since it gave us time to just sit around, relax, people watch, and take pictures. We enjoyed our food, and finished off with some ice cream before heading back to the hotel. We were completely exhausted from our first full day in Luxor, but looking forward to seeing what the next day would bring.<br /><br /></div>
</div>Jamie Khalilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14616197766732965948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086725904540612526.post-79668280458786997252012-04-29T07:45:00.002-07:002012-04-29T07:45:27.805-07:00Egypt Day 2: Golden Eagle, The Sphinx, and the Train<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Golden Eagle Papyrus Shop</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Us in the Golden Eagle Perfume Shop. We had a private room for an oil presentation. We waited eagerly for our free massage.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tammy was loving the massage, and the man was too. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Picking the Sphinx's nose (just what I've always dreamed of doing)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The money pit (with many different currencies)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Charmaine touched the top of his lovely head</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and just wanted to know where that train was!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oh joy! 10 hours on the sleeper train (good thing I was prepared for this and have done it before)</td></tr>
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One of the other things we had done earlier on in the day was visit the Golden Eagle Papyrus and Perfume. We had visited a papyrus shop on our own the night before, and honestly, the other papyrus shop was far more impressive than this one, but we still took a look. The perfume shop though was very nice. They sold the oil perfumes, which we were all interested in. We had our own private room, where the gentlemen pictured above presented some different scents to us, as well as other oils for healing and other such purposes. There was even oil that supposedly attracts men and makes them go crazy for you. However, you cannot put on more than 3 drops of the oil, because then it will kill them. Hmmmm. I was tempted at the thought of having such a weapon, but I ended up passing on this oil, to choose some much nicer aromas. We even each got a 5 minute neck and shoulder massage. We were all quite excited about this, however, I'm sure the gentlemen doing the massage was way more excited to have his hands on 4 lovely ladies.</div>
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Then, later on, following the Pyramids, we then went to the Sphinx, which was our last attraction for the day in Cairo. The Sphinx is quite a mighty half man/half lion. We took a few pictures, but were sadly getting increasingly irritated by the young boys who were harassing us into trying to buy things or let them take pictures for us. Not to mention, we had been sight-seeing for about 9 or more hours, so we were absolutely exhausted and practically having to use match-sticks to prop our eyes open. </div>
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We enjoyed a delicious and traditional Egyptian meal, and then made our way for the train station. We would be spending the night on a sleeper train. Fortunately, I had been on one when traveling from Spain to France, so I at least knew what to expect. The space was small, and the bathrooms did not smell very nice. But, at least we got to lay down and sleep. We originally were supposed to have a sitting train, but the company had changed it. Thank goodness because we wouldn't have made it if we had to sleep sitting up. </div>
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So, for the next 10 or so hours, we would be on our way to Luxor, arriving around 5:30 or 6 in the morning. We were excited to see what the next new city would have to offer.<br /><br /></div>
</div>Jamie Khalilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14616197766732965948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086725904540612526.post-58336210748448964912012-04-24T12:52:00.000-07:002012-04-24T12:55:57.724-07:00Egypt Day 2: Mit Rahina Museum and Pyramids<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Us in front of the Sphinx of Memphis (a smaller sphinx)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ramses II's legs fell off during an earthquake way back in the day</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Did you know? The head of the statue is the most valuable part of the statue.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A pretty tree. We like them since there aren't many in Bahrain</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Pyramids from a far</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The oldest pyramid in Egypt, in Saqqarra</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wow! The Pyramids are massive!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Really, they are so big! Pictures don't show the size well enough.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">No trip is complete without touching the top of the pyramids.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I decided to teach Rachel how to fly</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and I taught Charmaine too.</td></tr>
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The big day of touring. Day 2. We were up bright and early to get some breakfast at the hotel buffet, so we would be good and energized for all the sights we had to see. Our tour began by driving to the "countryside" of Cairo, which wasn't very country in my opinion. The countryside is the very poor area. This is where people are walking around with their herds of animals and riding ox down the streets. This is also where we discovered the obscene amounts of trash in the canals. It piled up like nothing you had ever seen before. It made the canals absolutely disgusting. And yet, we somehow managed to actually see some man swimming in the canal. As Charmaine said, "that man must have an immune system of iron and steel".<br />
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We first stopped at the Mit Rahina Museum, where there is a giant statue of Ramses II. He was very famous, and his statue currently weighs about 55 tons and is made of limestone. Sadly, his legs fell of during an earthquake a long long time ago, so he now has to lay down inside, instead of standing.</div>
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We saw other cool statues and stuff outside of the museum. We saw goddess Hathor, the goddess of love, and the Sphinx of Memphis, which is a smaller version of the official Sphinx. We posed as Japanese and Egyptian tourists. We posed as Germans too, in which we had very serious faces and were not smiling.</div>
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After departing the museum, we headed for the main attraction, the Pyramids. We first went to a smaller pyramid in Saqqarra. This pyramid is the oldest pyramid in Egypt. This is where to flood of Egyptians trying to sell you things began. Every few steps we took, someone wanted to see us something. It got annoying after a while, but we tried to remain friendly and vulgar-free. While checking out this old pyramid, we saw some donkeys, and the 2 men conned us into getting on the donkey's, which turned into a donkey ride, which was fine, until they tried to insist on us paying at least 100 Egyptian pounds for the 5 minute ride. This ended in a heated "voice raising", and eventually Charmaine yelling at them. I gave them 30 pounds, but they were convinced it wasn't enough. Oh well!</div>
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We left the small pyramid, and then headed to the big ones, the Pyramids of Giza. Now, I have always seen the Pyramids in magazines and on the internet and all that, and they always looked cool, but it really is so different in real life. First, the internet just doesn't show how big the Pyramids really are. Each block is taller than me, and weighs a few tons, and they stack up oh so high. I really is a wonder how these things were built when you are looking at them from the very bottom. This is where you feel like a little ant in the desert. I wonder how the ants actually feel?! </div>
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We moved from pyramid to pyramid, stopping to get a bit of a history lesson from our tour guide, Ahmed, and taking a million photos as well. Of course, we had to do a camel ride as well, since Charmaine and Rachel had not yet been on a camel. So, we went to the camel camp, and got our camels. Tammy, Charmaine, and Rachel were all one connected camel chain, with one guy leading the camels, and of course, I was separated with my own personal camel leader named Adal, pictured above. Adal was very interested in why it was that I am not married. He felt that I was perfect for him, and he would be perfect for me too. He really wanted me to stay at the desert that night so he could cook me dinner, and wanted my phone number as well. Sadly, I had to once again be an evil heart-breaker and turn him down. I don't think living in a camel camp is quite my style/preference of living. Regardless, we had an awesome camel ride overlooking the Pyramids, and having some great photo ops as well. </div>
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After finishing our lovely time at the Pyramids and riding camels, our next stop would be the famous Sphinx.<br />
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</div>Jamie Khalilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14616197766732965948noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086725904540612526.post-70498428071502424582012-04-21T10:29:00.001-07:002012-04-21T10:29:21.421-07:00A Few Other Pictures of Cairo<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<br /></div>Jamie Khalilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14616197766732965948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086725904540612526.post-88283839287202841262012-04-21T08:56:00.000-07:002012-04-21T08:56:17.679-07:00Experiencing Egypt: Day 1: Heading to Cairo<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rachel was way too excited to be going to the airport at 2am.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We took off a little after 4 am.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We had to wait for at least an hour before going to our rooms</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Technology breakfast: Rachel:I-pad, Charmaine:I-phone, Tammy: Kindle, Me: nothing</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mercure Hotel garden, with pyramids in the background</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">No trip is complete without a bikini photo-shoot </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The pool at the hotel</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Notice that the drink is called "six on the beach" and not "sex on the beach"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Awwww, friends forever</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Charmaine's super-human strength to lift the pyramids</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They look so tiny from here</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rach could even touch the top</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And of course, sheesha smoking</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Notice the large pile of garbage. It is on a truck that is moving through town. Insane!</td></tr>
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<br />After months and month of having school everyday (and not having a single day off since Winter Holiday break), Spring Break had finally arrive, and it couldn't have come fast enough. We all were so exhausted from school and all the work we have been having to do. But all could be put aside, because now we were ready to leave for our trip to Egypt! Yay!<div>
Our trip began with a super early flight (departing at 4am), into Cairo. Rachel was amazingly chipper, whereas I felt like I could sleep standing up, and did sleep on the airplane. </div>
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Now, no trip would be complete without a problem or 2. Upon the arrival at the Cairo airport, we had to go through customs and get our visas and all that stuff. Well, because of Charmaine and Rachel's South African passports, it was some sort of issue getting in to Egypt. It took a half hour of them being questioned and whatnot before they were allowed to enter. For a brief moment, we were worried that they were going to be denied and we would have to go back to Bahrain. We made way through the rest of the airport, met our guide, Ahmed, and our driver, Mohamed, and headed to our hotel, the Mercure. </div>
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On our way to the hotel, we got a good view of Cairo, and saw how vastly different it was from Bahrain, Jordan, the Emirates, and other places. Cairo, and Egypt in general, is a very poor, and developing place. Most buildings and homes are run-down. Few homes have glass windows (instead there is just an open space in the wall). The homes are not big and fancy like they are in Bahrain. Many of the people are farmers and have jobs in agriculture, as you see many of them with their horses and ox, and selling produce on the side of the roads. Many others try to make a living by selling things to tourists. Also, Cairo is not exactly a clean city either. People throw their trash in 1 or 2 places. First place to throw the trash is on the side of the road in huge piles, which are then lit on fire, and yes, the city doesn't always smell that great. The other place the trash goes is in the water in the canals. It piles up there and nearly stops the water from flowing. I know the trash has to go somewhere, but this is really shocking to see when you see it up close and personal. In addition to the poorness and the trash, no one here owns a new car. There is a reason for this though. If you have visited Cairo, you have experienced the driving, and will understand that it is the craziest driving ever! I thought the drivers in Bahrain were the most reckless, but Egypt has topped it by a mile. I will enlighten you all a little later about the driving. But I can tell you that there was not a single car that did not have a scratch and/or dent in it. Really, every car! So, Egypt is a poor place to live, this was one of the first things we learned on our first day.</div>
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At the hotel, we were starved, and fortunately made it in time to have some breakfast, which was followed by much-needed naps for a few hours. Once we woke up and were feeling refreshed, we decided to further the refreshed feeling by taking a dip in the hotel pool. The pool was very cold and took a while to get use to, but it was lovely nonetheless. We even ordered some drinks, which is where, as pictured above, we saw the drink called "six on the beach". I may have mentioned in previous blog posts that romantic things such as kiss and other affection is not allowed to be displayed, especially publicly. So, of course, the thought of sex on a beach is very offensive in the Middle East, so even the famous drink had to acquire a new name in Egypt. </div>
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Soon, we moved to the roof top for some more photo-shooting action, and of course, sheesha while we watched the sun set. How romantic. </div>
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After sunset, we cleaned up and began our adventure to find a local place to eat. We met a nice man on our walk who led us to a small restaurant overlooking the Pyramids. The food was excellent, and we had a very entertaining waiter. Our waiter was a master of Egyptian puzzles, which uses toothpicks to transform one picture into another. He also liked to play little jokes and tricks on us to keep us laughing. He was a sweet guy.</div>
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Following dinner, Tammy and Charmaine went back to the hotel, while Rachel and I visited the Papyrus Institute, which had amazing papyrus art. We were so impressed that we wanted to bring Tammy and Charmaine to come have look. So, the owner said he would drive us to our hotel so we could pick up Tammy (since Charmaine was sleeping). Now, I know you shouldn't get into the car with strangers, but, we figured, "it's an adventure", and hopped in. So, this is where I am going to go back to the part about the crazy driving, because although I found this to be absolutely hysterical and funny, poor Rachel was horrified and ready to cry. So, the owner drives us to our hotel. On the way, he realizes that he was heading towards the wrong hotel. However, instead of just finding a back-road to take to go in the other direction, he instead pulls out into the traffic, which should I mention, he pulled out into on-coming traffic, roughly 5 lanes of a 1-way road, and we were going the wrong way. So please, close your eyes, and imagine facing many cars coming at you at high speeds, and you creep down the road going the wrong way. This went on for about 200 meters or so. Only in Egypt could something of this sort happen. </div>
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With life hanging by a thread, we reached our hotel and fetched Tammy. Tammy and I returned to the Papyrus Institute, where she made some purchases as well. This time we went back in a different car, one which must have come from the 1970's. It was old and falling apart. Scratched and dented like I've never seen before, cracked windshield, seat-belts attached to the ceiling, fur on the front and back dash, dirt crumbs and dust on the seats, and the wheel made an insane sound when turned. I tried to tell the guy that I think his car is trying to tell him something, but he just said, "but its a good and strong car". We were both relieved to finally get out. </div>
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The day came to a close, and we were exhausted and ready for sleep so we could energize ourselves for the next day, which would be spend exploring Cairo.<br /><br /></div>
</div>Jamie Khalilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14616197766732965948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086725904540612526.post-40509930659532864462012-04-07T01:09:00.002-07:002012-04-07T01:09:44.245-07:00The Children. The Parents.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I've made mention before about how sometimes, living here seems as though you have entered the Twilight Zone, and this point is still completely valid. On a daily basis you see and hear things that really get you to wondering, "How on Earth is this happening right now?" So, I figured I would do some enlightening about some of the "odd" and unhealthy things that go on here. I don't mean to sound as though I'm bashing any parents, but really, some of this stuff is unbelievable.<br />
The first shocking thing that you will notice here is the driving/car situation. Now, the drivers here are crazy, and really can be very inconsiderate and dangerous to other people on the road. They do things such as stopping randomly on a busy, fast moving road, in a lane, to let some people out the car (and although Charmaine and I were able to stop in time in order to not hit the car that had stopped, the drivers behind us were not able to do that, causing us to be in a 5 car crash). The driving here is reckless (I would never want to own a nice car here, because I doubt it would last long). Now is where things get really scary. Parents here don't seem to pay much attention to car safety for their kids. They actually let their kids run loose in the car! I mean I've seen kids climbing all over the car, including the upper area where the back windshield is. If the car crashed, or came to a halting stop, these kids would go flying, and probably be seriously injured. Also, parents let their kids hang out of the car windows. During the week building up to the 1 year anniversary of protests, there were young kids with the windows down, sitting on the door of the car as their parents were driving. They were out of the car all the way to their butts, with only their legs inside the car. I have to turn my head away when I see things like this, because I get so worked up over it, and how dangerous it could be. Additionally, most parents seem to think its ok to let their kid sit on their lap while driving! And I mean small children. You will see parents with babies and 1 year old kids, with the babies on the drivers lap! I cannot say I have ever seen a car seat here. Again, this is so frightening and shocking, and although I see this every day, it still always surprises me.<br />
So, the next topic of parenting is about the health of the kids here, particularly the nutrition. One thing I've noticed is the lunches. Some kids have a packed lunch, and some buy at school. We will start with the packed lunches. Definitely not healthy. Lunches include chips, cookies, chocolate and other candy, juice, and things of that nature. It's rare to see fruits or vegetables in a lunch. I'll walk around and look to see if kids have something healthy, and will announce it to the rest. I would say, "Oh! How nice, so and so brought a cucumber as part of her lunch", and get replies like, "Miss Jamie! I brought a sandwich! That is healthy food". I then say, "and what kid of sandwich did you bring?". And they say, "A Nutella sandwich", because of course a chocolate sandwich would be healthy. I've also had kids who bring a lunch box to school, and literally the only thing in the lunch box was a pack of Oreo's! I'm sorry, but who in their right mind considers a pack of Oreo's to be a lunch! Then, the school lunches don't help the situation. At first break, 9:05am, what are kids buying from the cafeteria? Chicken nuggets, fries, pizza, and Krispy Kreme donuts! Just what every growing 7 year old needs at 9 in the morning. The kids load up on empty calories, and rarely eat anything healthy. I was on a field trip with the school this past week, and while I was getting something to eat, there was a mom next to me with her baby in a stroller, and guess what that baby had in its hands?! Biggie fries from McDonalds! Way to give you kid a heart attack by age 5! And last, but most certainly not least, I've discovered that some of my student's parents allow them to drink Red Bull. I told my students that I would punish them if they ever came to school after drinking Red Bull, or if they brought it to school. My kids are hyper and crazy enough, the last thing I need is extra energy in the class room.<br />
So, in conclusion, this is my rant about the parents and the unhealthy things they allow of their kids. This was one of those things I was not prepared for when I came, and never realized how disturbing it is. After seeing these kids of things, I feel like I'm having a personal calling to be a teacher of adults, teaching them how to raise children in a healthy way. If I was able to do such a thing without it looking like I was strongly criticizing people, I really would. These parents who allow such things need to be educated on the health and safety of children.</div>Jamie Khalilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14616197766732965948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086725904540612526.post-53829765032234542722012-03-23T12:41:00.002-07:002012-03-23T12:41:44.889-07:00Exposure<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Be glad that there are no photos in the post. Today, I will talk about teaching. Well, not so much teaching as talk about my actual students. So, as a teacher, you always have to be prepared for everything. I know this, and I know that kids are so random and do such unexpected things, but still, they catch me off guard sometimes.<br />
Now, I understand that when kids are kids, they can be curious about the world and their friends. I get that. And I know that kids are interested in their own bodies. But why must they be so interested in their bodies when they are at school? And not just in their own, but in each others. I've had a student once pull his pants down and moon another student in my class before, and I heard that apparently a few of the boys were showing their parts to each other, but the nudity is starting to increase, and I haven't been exactly sure what to do about it. So, I can now enlighten you all on a fun little experience from last week.<br />
One day during the week, it was dust storming a bit outside, so the students had to stay in the cafeteria during break time. My break duty was outside watching the stairs, and making sure that no students went to the playground. When I came into the cafeteria to pick up my students, one of the teachers had approached me and had 6 of my students seated on the side. As the teacher approaches me, she tells me that my students were doing something they weren't supposed to be doing. I said, "well that's no surprise. What did they do?". So, she proceeds to tell me how she found 6 of my students under a table with a tablecloth covering it, taking their clothes off and exposing themselves to each other! And to make it even better, it was a mixed group of both boys and girls. Well, I didn't know how to react to this, other than to feel shocked as to why these students just had to expose themselves to each other. I thought back to my own childhood and never remember exposing myself to other kids, especially at school in a lunch room. Until I figured out what to do, I continued on with the day.<br />
During my next free period, I went to the social counselor to ask her what I should do. Her response was, "Jamie! What is wrong with your class?!" Because my class is notoriously naughty and not so well behaved. But, she said she would send one of the religion teachers to talk to the class.<br />
The next day, the high school religion teacher came down to talk to my kids in Arabic. He told the kids about how their special parts were only for them to see and no one else, and how is they showed them, that Allah would see and be upset, and the Evil would laugh. And oh boy, you should have heard the kids squealing and giggling when the religion teacher would talk about exposure. The talk finally ended in the students all joining hands at each of their tables and reciting the Quran.<br />
Needless to say, this was all quite the interesting experience. I doubt that all student will stop exposing themselves, but I hope that at least it either won't happen in my class room, and that maybe it won't be so many kids doing it at once. It's not exactly fun to think about having to explain it to the parents. </div>Jamie Khalilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14616197766732965948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086725904540612526.post-6612783325571085052012-03-14T09:02:00.000-07:002012-03-14T09:02:07.365-07:00Awesome Girl's Weekend in Dubai (day 3)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There were waves, and there no waves in Bahrain</td></tr>
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Day 3 of Dubai. It was another beautiful day in Dubai, and the sun was nice and warm, so it was a perfect day to go to the beach, which was right across the street from us. The nice thing about the beach here is that everyone can wear bikini's, and you don't have to worry about being under-dressed or stared at by creepy men (as you often would in Bahrain). The sand was white, the water was blue and wavy. I stuck my feet in but that was as far as I was going, because that water was freezing. We all stuck to just laying on our towels. We took a break for a while and grabbed some food and checked out the local souk, then headed back to the beach. Lauren and Catherine had already left (they had an early flight), and Tish decided to head up to the room for a nap, while Rach and I stayed on the beach. After about 5 minutes, Tish came running to us to tell us the cleaning people were outside out door and ready to clean because new guests were coming in 15 minutes. So we had to speed pack and get our butts out of there. </div>
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So now, we were stuck, because it was only about 2 or 3pm, and our flight wasn't until 10pm. We had no where to go, because we had our luggage. So, we figured that maybe if we go to the mall, we could leave our bags somewhere, hopefully, for a while. So we took the taxi to the awesome Mall of Emirates, put our bags in shopping carts, and left the Heineken with the taxi driver. So this is where we did some pretty homeless things. First, we were hauling our things around this really nice mall in 2 big shopping carts. It looked pretty ghetto. Then, we found a bathroom, where we went into the baby changing room and used the baby wipes to clean ourselves off, since we couldn't shower after the beach due to being kicked out of the apartment. We wiped, changed clothes, deodorized, sprayed, combed hair, applied some makeup, in attempts to look a bit more presentable. Then, we made our way towards the service desk, who for free, keeps your things locked up in a storage area until you are ready to pick it up. So, we were finally able to stop looking so darn homeless, and do some shopping.</div>
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We were so exhausted when all was said and done and were back in Bahrain. But the exhaustion was well worth it. It was a fantastic girls weekend, and I wouldn't change a thing about it, and it was just what we all needed.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Really, she was soooo thirsty</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Early on at the Sandance Festival, not as many people, but the view was beautiful</td></tr>
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Ahhhhh, day 2. The real party. After waking up ready to go, we made our way out for some breakfast at an adorable place called Shakespeare's. The food was tasty, and they made some nice smoothies and milkshakes as well. We went back to the apartment, and started our pregame party. Music, drinks, Flaming Hot Cheetos (haven't had those in ages, but boy they are so yummy), and friends. We had so much fun and we hadn't even left yet. And, we got to check out our view during the daytime, which was amazing, since we were overlooking the marina, and behind us on the other side was the beach. </div>
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After a few hours of nonsense, we finally decided to make our move and head to the Atlantis Palm Hotel, which is where the Sandance Music Festival was being held. We arrived there around 4pm, when the crowd wasn't too massive, and there was plenty of space to move around and choose where exactly we would like to sit, stay, relax. We mixed our own beverages with our secret supply, and kept the party going.</div>
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The performances were really nice, and we had such a good time. The headliners of the night were Snow Patrol and Calvin Harris, along with DJ Yoda, and a few other djs and bands. At one point the night was even feeling a bit emotional. It was so awesome to think about being on the other side of the world, where I came knowing no one, and ended up traveling to another country with new friends that I had made and bonded with so much that they wanted to share this amazing experience with me. Prior to coming to Bahrain, I wasn't really sure if I would make friends that I would be this close with, and enjoy so much, so it was really moving to be a part of this.</div>
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So, moving on from the sappy stuff. Again, the night was awesome. As it went on, there were thousands and thousands of people. So many that it was hard to move through the crowd, and being that it was a beach area, it was big. But, I like a big crowd, it keeps the energy flowing, which it was being I was dancing the entire time. I danced until my hips and feet were aching. </div>
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At around 1 or 130am, we decided it was time to start moving. The festival went until 2am, but we were tired, hungry, and had lost Lauren and needed to find her (and were hoping she was back at the apartment). We got on a bus, which was quite the interesting ride. It was packed full of people (like riding the bus to Oakland on a school day), and these people were drunk, or really hungover. They were singing loudly (and very out of tune). And the lady next to me was on the verge of vomiting everywhere, so I made sure to move away from her.</div>
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Once again, we ended up going to get hamburgers (this was the late night trend in Dubai for us), and made our way back to the apartment once again. We only lasted a short while before we were all passed out from exhaustion from the day's fun. It was such a fun day, and we really did have such a fun time. All smiles!</div>
<br /></div>Jamie Khalilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14616197766732965948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086725904540612526.post-80131945106087295362012-03-14T07:15:00.000-07:002012-03-14T07:16:15.656-07:00Awesome Girls Weekend in Dubai (night 1)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Dubai. Wow! What a great great place. I am so happy that we did a girls weekend here. It is just amazing, and sadly to say, it is way more awesome than Bahrain. So, after the incredibly stressful International Day which we celebrate on Thursday at school, Rachel and I were so ready to hop on the plane. We got our things packed after school and made our way towards the airport, where we met our friend Letitia. At the airport, we stocked up on the essentials from the Duty Free shop (because in Dubai, you cannot go to the liquor store without having a license to purchase, which is only obtained if you own a bar in Dubai). </div>
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The flight was short, no more than an hour, and then we landed. Yay! Of course, to start the night off right, Rachel practically knocked out the 2 Arab men behind up when she opened the overhead compartment. Tish and I were laughing, and Rach was maybe a bit embarrassed, but the guys somewhat laughed it off, only to laugh more when we removed 8 bottles from the compartment as well. You would think the end of the world was near.</div>
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So, the first cool thing about Dubai is the taxi service. As ladies, we have the choice of taxis. We can choose a regular taxi, or we can do the Ladies Only Taxi, which is pictured above with pink. The taxi's are cute and they smell nice inside. And the lady drivers wear an all pink uniform. It's very nice, and we really enjoyed that. Also, the taxi's are inexpensive, so that was a plus as well.</div>
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The apartment we rented for the weekend was awesome! It had to large beds/bedrooms, as well as 2 bathrooms, a living room with a bed/couch, balcony, dining area, and full kitchen. Plus, they stocked us with soda, milk, bread, butter, jam, chips, coffee, juice, dish/glass/silverware. The apartment had a flatscreen t.v., and stereo too. </div>
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Once our friends Catherine and Lauren arrived, we all headed out to a nice bar called 360. It was called this because the bar is an outdoor circle, so you get a nice panoramic view. We didn't make it too late of a night because the next day would be our big day at the music festival. We stopped and Burger King on the way back and had hamburgers and wore crowns. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Charmaine rocked the fun hat as well!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tammy, smiling and having a good time</td></tr>
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Event: Single Ladies Valentines Brunch<br />
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Date: Weekend after Valentines Day </div>
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Perks: Unlimited food and drinks, hanging out with good friends<br />
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I've officially been living in Bahrain for half a year as of March 3rd. Wow. So, my blog has been quite entertaining to many, and I do try to keep it fun and let people see that the Middle East isn't always quite as crazy as the media makes it to be. But despite my entertaining and pleasant posts, there are some days that are total crap, and now is one of those times where I just have to write about it (although I don't think my writing could quite put into words the actual feelings, nor would I say my complete feelings about the week because people would think I was off my rocker!). So, this week, Tuesday in particular, has quite possibly topped the list as being one of my most enraged days of my life. Now, in previous writings of my teaching experience, I have made it clear that I have a class of monsters. Monsters just isn't the right word for my thoughts. "Demon seeds" (as one teacher referred to them as), may be a little closer. It has gotten to a point where it is near impossible to get through a single lesson with my kids because they are so disruptive and disrespectful. This week, we have a lot going on in school, and there were things that needed to be accomplished (especially since my class is behind the other first grade classes due to their behavior). Regardless of all of the things we needed to get things done, the kids just wouldn't focus, they wouldn't sit still, and just wouldn't do anything they were supposed to. On Tuesday, I teach 4 subjects, and best believe I didn't get through a single one! So, this was extremely frustrating. Then of course, there is one boy in my class who really has me seeing red. This is a student that NEVER pays attention, never completes his work, never sits quietly, never shows respect, and never follows directions. He is THAT kind of student that you would never wish on another teacher because it is so unfair to have such a student in your class. I will admit, I completely lost my cool with this boy and kicked him out of the class, and had to have a supervisor come. And this is on top of me being in tears for the entire afternoon, and practically cried on about 6 separate occasions during various lessons. My boss had to come in and allow me to leave the room because I was not even capable of teaching the students at this point. If I went into detail about everything that the students did that day, I would be able to write at least an entire chapter of a book, but really it was THAT bad.<br />
Now, lets put the icing on the cake. The stress that the students give me has caused me to have awful acne, which is another source of additional stress. But even worse than the acne was me looking in the mirror at school. As I was washing my hands, I noticed what I initially thought was a blonde hair. Hah, what a joke. As I looked closer, I found a second hair, and began to realize that these hairs may not be blonde, but instead GRAY! That's right! Gray. I immediately went storming into the teacher room to find an available teacher to examine my head. And when I found one, she confirmed that these hairs were indeed grey, and that there were four of them. I almost threw up! I have been saying for quite some time that these kids were going to cause me gray hairs and this has unfortunately come true.<br />
After this, I was pretty much ready to bury my class into the ground. First stress, then acne, and now gray hairs. I can't even imagine what else these kids could do to worsen my health. It's shocking. So after all of this, I was (and still am) beside myself. This is unlike anything I have experienced before. Not to mention, I am entirely too young to be having such problems. In addition, this has made it even more difficult for me to be very happy and positive around the students when I have to see the effects of them every day when I look in the mirror. I knew teaching was going to be stressful, but I never thought it would be like this.</div>Jamie Khalilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14616197766732965948noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086725904540612526.post-16140629079011100292012-03-01T08:18:00.000-08:002012-03-01T08:18:19.784-08:00The Rights of Women<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I haven't written much in a while. I guess nothing too new and exciting has been going on. However, I do find discussions to be rather interesting. So, I shall elaborate on a recent interesting share of information that was brought to my attention by my lovely roommate Rachel. Rachel had been talking with an Arab lady who had recently found out that she is pregnant. Despite this exciting news, the lady is not very excited. She has 2 children as it is, and really doesn't have the funds to have a large family. However, her husband wants a big family from her. She is tired and worked as it is, so having another baby is a rather stressful thought. So, thinking logically (by western ideals), Rachel suggested to the lady that she go on birth control. This way, she wouldn't have to be so concerned about becoming pregnant (after having this child). So this is where it is interesting. In order for a married lady to get birth control here, she has to have a written letter from her husband, giving her permission to receive birth control, and stating that he is aware that the birth control will prevent her from getting pregnant. Now I find this to be a bit surprising, and maybe shocking. I am surprised that the man seems to have more control over the women's body that she does. And, its rather sad that only one has a say in how the family should be, and not both sides. I understand that it is a totally different culture, and really the women here are not treated as bad as media and others make it out to be, but this is still very odd to me. Overall, I feel bad for her. I would hate to be told that I have to do something because its what my husband wants, and that I have no say in it whatsoever. Really, its shocking.<br />
And to further elaborate on some other baby and child related topics, getting a divorce here is a big deal too. Unlike the U.S., where everyone is or gets divorced, it is a more rare occurance here. Here is a possible reason why. First, to be divorced is very shameful here, and you are far less likely to find a second husband or wife if you are a divorced person. Your family will especially be very upset with you, and may possibly even reject you in some situations. Second, and this is where it is total opposite of the U.S. If you and your husband get a divorce, guess where the kids go? Yep, to the husband. Even if the guy is the worst dad ever, the kids always are given to the father, where as in the U.S, the mother is favored.<br />
So, these are just some interesting family-related things I have learned over the past month. Shocking, yes. Gives you something to think about, yes. </div>Jamie Khalilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14616197766732965948noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086725904540612526.post-72835174533660751312012-02-08T12:14:00.000-08:002012-02-08T12:14:03.123-08:00For Your Viewing Pleasure<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me at the Sofitel Hotel</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Arf and I</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Susan and I don't know his name</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kyle (new friend working in Saudi), Allison, and nameless friend</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Group shot</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Allison and I</td></tr>
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<li>Relaxation</li>
<li>pizza</li>
<li>dancing</li>
<li>someone trying to sell a friend</li>
<li>spa opening party/cocktail party</li>
<li>meeting a band</li>
<li>showing my angry side</li>
<li>the taxi sob-fest</li>
<li>making new friends</li>
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