so, i guess better late than never, right? i sincerely apologize for the extreme delay in my updates. please forgive me. i hope you enjoy the next few updates and i look forward to hearing from you!
a day at the beach. i was excited to get to be with my friend, Ai, at the beach some this summer. she is always a blast and is definitely the friend that I have known the longest since I ame here over a year and a half ago. I can't believe how quickly the time as rolled by! wow! it was fun this day at the beach as her sister came, too. I was excited to have time with both of them!
later we all went to this interesting place along the coast. it was like old volcanic rock all around and these plastic chair and table cafe's. quite funny. I was even more suprised to find that it also doubled as a hookah outlet. the sister smoked it, which was interesting to me and the whole afternoon was full of some new experiences. fun! above is our group of ladies with FZ on the hookah!
it is always fun to have visitors and take them around the city. it was great to have a crew up from the metro capital for a few days. i think we were definitely saying CHEESE! nice grills, huh?
I also love going to this fun rooftop cafe' in the old city. at night it allows for super-great people watching. this is a hot night in the market. sellers and buyers all looking to give or get a good deal. these sellers have their wares on tarps to allow themselves to be mobile. oftentimes police will show up to bust up the illegal selling. it can be like a game of cat and mouse.
for one young guy's birthday he opted for his activity to be paintball!! yes, we played paintball in northern Africa! it was so much fun. I only played once in the States, so I was totally a novice among some seasoned pros. I loved this course as it was compact with loads of places to hide. we had a blast! above is me going in for the kill. ha!
once again we enjoyed our All Out Eat Out in preparation for Ramadan. for a week we ate one meal out at a favorite place around town. meals ranged from couscous to burgers to sushi. it was yummy and I gave it two thumbs up!
thankfully this summer wasn't devestatingly hot, but it was still rather warm. the days were (and still are) full of sunshine. this is by far one of my favorite views around the city. i love this river-walk area looking over to the old, old city. the boats really helped make this day's shot even better. over the far left you can see the edge of a carnival! yes, it came back, but in a new location! 
I kept going on and on about the carnival to my friends until we finally went. it was a blast of course! we rode all the adult rides. I love the night lights!
we have a new pottery shop that has opened up in the old city. I love going in there because I find something new everytime. I really like this plate. the colors and the design are so fabulous. incredible!
then came my birthday! I was house-sitting for some friends, so I woke up to make some yummy muffins and enjoyed them out on there nice patio. I also was so happy to open up cherished cards and gifts from family and friends. thanks so much for helping make my day so special! what was my activity of choice for my birthday you ask? well, check it out...
surfing of course!! it was so fun to be out on the waves. I had a horrible day getting up on the board, but who cares! I had a blast for real. it was fun all around I believe. thanks to Sherry for the gift of surfing:)
since there were loads of birthdays during the summer and lots of cake, I opted for brownies. yummy! happy birthday to mio! it was such a neat day to be with friends. yeah!
as my birthday feast with my peeps in the city, I asked for a fry fest. oh my. it was so delicious. timing was hard for everything, but we managed to snack our way through the piles of fried goodness, including: mushrooms, tempura veggies, mozzerella, chicken, onion rings, and fries. we even tried for deep fried candy bars, but better luck next time for us. yeah, just like home!
later, for another gal's birthday we had a fun slumber party that included seriously amazing food prepared by the birthday girl, movies, and a stamping party! it was so fun to help with it and i enjoyed seeing everyone's creative side. a great, great month to say the least.
to top it all off were some sweet jet-ski races they had on the river one night. I was with Ai and she thought I was funny for being so interested. we came upon a race that included all chicks. cool!
a day at the beach. i was excited to get to be with my friend, Ai, at the beach some this summer. she is always a blast and is definitely the friend that I have known the longest since I ame here over a year and a half ago. I can't believe how quickly the time as rolled by! wow! it was fun this day at the beach as her sister came, too. I was excited to have time with both of them!later we all went to this interesting place along the coast. it was like old volcanic rock all around and these plastic chair and table cafe's. quite funny. I was even more suprised to find that it also doubled as a hookah outlet. the sister smoked it, which was interesting to me and the whole afternoon was full of some new experiences. fun! above is our group of ladies with FZ on the hookah!it is always fun to have visitors and take them around the city. it was great to have a crew up from the metro capital for a few days. i think we were definitely saying CHEESE! nice grills, huh?I also love going to this fun rooftop cafe' in the old city. at night it allows for super-great people watching. this is a hot night in the market. sellers and buyers all looking to give or get a good deal. these sellers have their wares on tarps to allow themselves to be mobile. oftentimes police will show up to bust up the illegal selling. it can be like a game of cat and mouse.for one young guy's birthday he opted for his activity to be paintball!! yes, we played paintball in northern Africa! it was so much fun. I only played once in the States, so I was totally a novice among some seasoned pros. I loved this course as it was compact with loads of places to hide. we had a blast! above is me going in for the kill. ha!once again we enjoyed our All Out Eat Out in preparation for Ramadan. for a week we ate one meal out at a favorite place around town. meals ranged from couscous to burgers to sushi. it was yummy and I gave it two thumbs up!thankfully this summer wasn't devestatingly hot, but it was still rather warm. the days were (and still are) full of sunshine. this is by far one of my favorite views around the city. i love this river-walk area looking over to the old, old city. the boats really helped make this day's shot even better. over the far left you can see the edge of a carnival! yes, it came back, but in a new location! I kept going on and on about the carnival to my friends until we finally went. it was a blast of course! we rode all the adult rides. I love the night lights!we have a new pottery shop that has opened up in the old city. I love going in there because I find something new everytime. I really like this plate. the colors and the design are so fabulous. incredible!then came my birthday! I was house-sitting for some friends, so I woke up to make some yummy muffins and enjoyed them out on there nice patio. I also was so happy to open up cherished cards and gifts from family and friends. thanks so much for helping make my day so special! what was my activity of choice for my birthday you ask? well, check it out... surfing of course!! it was so fun to be out on the waves. I had a horrible day getting up on the board, but who cares! I had a blast for real. it was fun all around I believe. thanks to Sherry for the gift of surfing:)since there were loads of birthdays during the summer and lots of cake, I opted for brownies. yummy! happy birthday to mio! it was such a neat day to be with friends. yeah!as my birthday feast with my peeps in the city, I asked for a fry fest. oh my. it was so delicious. timing was hard for everything, but we managed to snack our way through the piles of fried goodness, including: mushrooms, tempura veggies, mozzerella, chicken, onion rings, and fries. we even tried for deep fried candy bars, but better luck next time for us. yeah, just like home!
later, for another gal's birthday we had a fun slumber party that included seriously amazing food prepared by the birthday girl, movies, and a stamping party! it was so fun to help with it and i enjoyed seeing everyone's creative side. a great, great month to say the least. to top it all off were some sweet jet-ski races they had on the river one night. I was with Ai and she thought I was funny for being so interested. we came upon a race that included all chicks. cool! 
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I just love your pictures. You have such a great eye!
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