let the fun and dualling laptops begin!!! finally we have home internet in the villa...
hope everyone is having fun in canada, apparently there is a little rain right now??? :) the nights here have been great, everyone comes out when it gets cooler in the evening, and enjoys the lower temps... it has been getting cooler, even since i have been here, but still around 35 degrees mid day, around 95 degrees fahrenheit i think...
we just bought a bbq and patio set, we have a little shared 3rd floor terrace with space for an outdoor patio set and bbq... we had a great drink night with everyone bringing a mexican dish the other night, about 20 of lorien's teaching friends came out... everyone brought a chair, and we hung out in the downstairs courtyard, not a bad night... apparently there will be a halloween party at one of the other apartment villas on the weekend... might be a little too crazy for us though, they are having a wet abaya contest!! :)
speaking of which, i have learned a bit more about abayas while living here... wearing the veil fully covered, or just having the seductive eyes showing, or showing their face completely, all of this is more fashion choice than anything... but when the women all get together, with no men around, like in lorien's school, they shed all their outer layers... i have to mention though, with so many nationalities and cultures here, especially even between one muslim country and another, and other countries who are not muslim, there is a mix of styles between all the women, local or ex pat or otherwise...
a good source of faq's is http://www.ask-ali.com/
not much on the travelling front yet, still trying to get organized in the house... probably going to do day trips to dubai or sharjah first... then further like oman, then maybe egypt... hope everyone is doing well, looking forward to seeing people in feb and march and the other cooler months!!
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