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:)