more of march

so, i went to go grab some shoes from under my bed and noticed that they had mold/mildew on them. oh, i was suprised, but not terribly actually cause i figured that my long-lasting "cold" probably had something to do with some type of allergy or reaction to something in the house since my symptoms cleared up even while i was on the plane home. so, i did a complete cleaning of the underside of the bed frame and found all kinds of funk under there and even between my matress and the boards on the frame. i let the bed sit out on the balcony for a while to get a sun cleaning. i was so happy to find the culprit of my sickness! i have recently started to have some cold-ish symptoms and checked my bed today and there isn't anything under there or in the mattress. i think the massive amounts of rain helped with all the funk thriving...it was just so wet this winter.

and then i got introduced to these lovely things: navajo tacos. oh my. a gal that used to live here came in for a visit and wanted to make dinner for us one night and now i know why the others here wanted these so bad. they were darn good!

while walking around with the spring breakers we went up to a lighthouse here. i hadn't been over there yet, so it was neat to check it out. pretty.


so, history was made this last month when i ate my first omelet ever. strange things happen when you live in another country:) my roommate was gracious enough to make this yummy creation for me.

it was good, but not sure if i would order them all the time. i am still a big fan of hard-boiled eggs now though.

this is another one of those laughable moments that come along in living here. we were walking around downtown and came upon this man that decided to take a dip in the big fountain there. it was quite funny. it attracted some attention. when we walked by again later he was no longer in there. not sure if he left voluntarily or not.

fun!

march was great. it was crazy to come back and feel like my trip to the States was like a dream or something. thankfully the weather has been really nice since then, so i am really happy to leave the rainy winter behind.

spring break visitors

so, the rest of march was quite full here. we had some students in town to visit during their spring break. it was fun for sure to have them. i love being able to take people around the city cause i end up learning something (many things) new, too. so, here are some photos of our adventures around the city:

here, i got to help them shop in the market. we try to go back to the same vendors as to build a relationship with them and give them business. i have gone to this scarf store ever since i got here. many of you have gotten scarves from this very place. this day the owner gave us all these knitted hats as gifts. it was really neat.

here's the crew with the tower in the background. i really enjoyed spending time with these guys. it was fun to mindfully walk the city. they were always ready for an adventure:)

we had breakfast here one day and these ladies were great. their pastries are really good and totally cheap! this is right in the m'dina from my house. we even got fresh squeezed OJ from here, too. i think for all five of us it was maybe $4 or $5 for our pastries and OJ. yummy!

as i said in the beginning...it is fun to have groups in to visit cause it helps you see the city in different ways than maybe i would see it. like getting asked questions that i may not think of or even go into parts that i wouldn't necessarily walk around in by myself. it is cool, cause you come upon great photos like this one with this man and his little gal.

so, this is like my favorite shot from our city. and thankfully i can go and see this view as often as i want as it is only a 10 minute walk from the apartment. awh.

while they were here, i know they walked at least 20 miles as they checked out our city! it was so fun and such a treat to have them. i actually didn't take these pictures (except for their group pic), but was there for each one of them. one gal is a great photographer, so we let her take all the photos:)