the exam room at the clinic

reading club

at the christmas party we had at our apt

moody, miriam and david playing with their new homemade scarves.

leslie, miriam and kayla w/their christmas presents!












me with some of the girls at the reading club we have at the clinic.





this is the area that the clinic is in.

Kayla and Leslie....and egyptian food!












Well guys, it's the Eid! I hear the butcher outside killing all the animals as a sacrifice to Allah. The Eid Al-Adha is a holiday period that means Feast of the Sacrifice, celebrated by Muslims around the world at the climax of the hajj pilgrimage to Mecca. The Sunni muslims begin the celebration today (which i suppose all of the people around me are) and Shiites start celebrating tomorrow. Sadaam Hussein was a Sunni muslim, so i think there was some controversy about when they were going to execute him - since you aren't supposed to hold executions on holy days. Not sure how they worked that all out.


Alright, just wanted to put some pictures up here. It's saturday morning here. Last me and Miriam (our egyptian friend) slept over Leslie and Kayla's apartment. So we're just having some tea and cookies for breakfast and hanging out. Hopefully today we'll be able to go do some local shopping - Lauren, i'll keep an eye out for things that remind me of you! ;) All the girls here knit...so i'm going to go to the yarn store today and get myself started also! So everyone be awaiting egyptian scarves when i get home! haha. I'm thinking of joining the local gym...the girls belong and it sounds like fun. It's no Synergy, but atleast it's something produtive :)





till next time,


Nicole <3