Quick update

Hello everyone, its our one day off from school, so we just finised our Friday prayers, and since we dont have to eat, thought we would come and check our email. And since we have internet connection, might as well udpate the blog at the same time. We havent been out in the day time in a long time, and i know why. Its hot!! and now im thirsty.. lol.. but all good.. should be going home soon iA...

So sabiha mentioned our 7 course meal last time... amazing, dont think we have ever been pamperred like that..lol.. and the food was good and real reasonable... $10 a person... not bad at all.. not something we would do all the time, since we have to live like locals and not like tourists, so we have to spend wisely. Yesterday after our dua program we went out for a walk and I bought my first Halal belt... lol... so to explain quickly... to pray, you have to have a belt whose leather came from an animal who was slaughtered in the Muslim way... otherwise, you have to take the belt off during namaaz... and since we are in a Muslim country, i thought it would be easier to just buy a belt that is Halal..lol...rather then taking my belt off every time i pray... and it was cheap too... definitely worth it...

The part of the city that we leave in, is about 15 minutes away from proper Damascus... and the area we are in is filled with poverty, so its real sad.. however, what sabiha and i noticed is that there are no trash cans anywhere when you walk on the streets... that means if we have something in our hands that we want to throw away, we have to hold it till we get home..lol... or ofcourse we could be like the locals and just throw it on the streets.. we havent done that yet... maybe soon?? lol... i do think that if they placed trash cans on the streets, maybe things would look a little cleaner..lol... but then you would have to teach the people how to use it :)

Umm, it for now, told you will be quick... anyways, will write soon. remember us in your prayers.