so, this month included Ramadan, visits, fun, the end of Ramadan, and more! I hope you enjoy the ride as much as I did!
I was so excited when I found out a friend and her husband would be around for a visit. I had gone to see them a couple times in France, so was soo excited to have them in the place in which I live. we definitely took in as much as we could for the short time they were here. loads of shopping and eating fun. they were so excited to grub down at the American chain places we have here. wahoo! R and I above taking it all in downtown!
then it was like a mini-reunion later. it was sooo great to see sweet friends and get to be all together. really. and what better place to meet up than Roman ruins?
by September Ramadan was in full gear. I had the privilege to go visit a friend and learn how to make one of my favorites eats here: breeuwats. no, it isn't close to bratwurst, but it sure does taste good! it is kind of like an Arab version of egg rolls. above is my friend and I with all the goodies.
above here is the assembly line: thin, thin dough cut into strips, cooked chicken and crushed almonds and an egg wash. so, you take the chicken and almond mixture and put it toward one end of the strip. then you simply wrap up the mix in the thin dough to make a triangle. if there is need for the egg wash to help secure the end, then paste it together with the egg wash. then you bake or deep fry and enjoy!! they are sooo yummy!
there is a tramway being built throughout the city and it has caused many headaches in traffic jams. the buses seem to be rerouted regularly, so it keeps folks on their toes. this from our balcony on any average morning or afternoon. imagine the horns blarring that come along with a photo like this!
I met up with a friend at McDonald's one afternoon to plan for our weekly high school youth meeting time. first, we chose to meet at McD's as all other cafe's were closed due to Ramadan. well, this particular day also happened to be a special day during Ramadan--the Night of Power. so, McD's provided a great show with a French-speaking Ronald! there was all kinds of fun music and cool activities for the kiddos.
then later in the evening we went to a nearby mosque to check out the scene. lots of families go out and kids get sweets, wear fun clothes, and have their pictures taken. above this family was trying to keep this little guy upright for the photo. it was too cute!
I was so excited when I found out a friend and her husband would be around for a visit. I had gone to see them a couple times in France, so was soo excited to have them in the place in which I live. we definitely took in as much as we could for the short time they were here. loads of shopping and eating fun. they were so excited to grub down at the American chain places we have here. wahoo! R and I above taking it all in downtown!then it was like a mini-reunion later. it was sooo great to see sweet friends and get to be all together. really. and what better place to meet up than Roman ruins?by September Ramadan was in full gear. I had the privilege to go visit a friend and learn how to make one of my favorites eats here: breeuwats. no, it isn't close to bratwurst, but it sure does taste good! it is kind of like an Arab version of egg rolls. above is my friend and I with all the goodies.above here is the assembly line: thin, thin dough cut into strips, cooked chicken and crushed almonds and an egg wash. so, you take the chicken and almond mixture and put it toward one end of the strip. then you simply wrap up the mix in the thin dough to make a triangle. if there is need for the egg wash to help secure the end, then paste it together with the egg wash. then you bake or deep fry and enjoy!! they are sooo yummy!there is a tramway being built throughout the city and it has caused many headaches in traffic jams. the buses seem to be rerouted regularly, so it keeps folks on their toes. this from our balcony on any average morning or afternoon. imagine the horns blarring that come along with a photo like this!I met up with a friend at McDonald's one afternoon to plan for our weekly high school youth meeting time. first, we chose to meet at McD's as all other cafe's were closed due to Ramadan. well, this particular day also happened to be a special day during Ramadan--the Night of Power. so, McD's provided a great show with a French-speaking Ronald! there was all kinds of fun music and cool activities for the kiddos.then later in the evening we went to a nearby mosque to check out the scene. lots of families go out and kids get sweets, wear fun clothes, and have their pictures taken. above this family was trying to keep this little guy upright for the photo. it was too cute!below is mio with the unfinished tower of an old, old mosque-site. our 'hood is named after this tower.
as I mentioned above, I am helping out with a youth group here and it has been fun. we got to do a service project of stuffing over 300 backpacks with pens and notebooks to later be handed out to kids. they were super fast at packing the bags and turned into a race against time. fun!
later, the end of Ramadan came with the small feast they have to celebrate the end of the month-long sun-up to sun-down fast. i was invited to a new friend's house for the occasion. of course tea and cookies were served!
we later had this yummy dish that has tiny bits of pasta in this huge pile with sugar, cinnamon, and raisins. it is such an interesting combination of flavors, but is fantastic! also, the mixture on the small dish to the lower left is super-good. it is like a mix of eggplant, peppers, onions, and goodness. yummy! we also had a tajine and fruit later. I was stuffed!
thankfully the music got cranked up and we started dancin' all around. it was ladies' only and loads of fun! one gal even brought her sweet jingling belt to make the dance party that much better! this dance move was done to the song, "Hero".
I loved that our hostesses were totally into! then the hair started flying all around. it was quite the way to end a fun and memorable month! thanks for staying tuned and please know I am working to get this updated little by little. thanks guys!
as I mentioned above, I am helping out with a youth group here and it has been fun. we got to do a service project of stuffing over 300 backpacks with pens and notebooks to later be handed out to kids. they were super fast at packing the bags and turned into a race against time. fun! later, the end of Ramadan came with the small feast they have to celebrate the end of the month-long sun-up to sun-down fast. i was invited to a new friend's house for the occasion. of course tea and cookies were served! we later had this yummy dish that has tiny bits of pasta in this huge pile with sugar, cinnamon, and raisins. it is such an interesting combination of flavors, but is fantastic! also, the mixture on the small dish to the lower left is super-good. it is like a mix of eggplant, peppers, onions, and goodness. yummy! we also had a tajine and fruit later. I was stuffed!thankfully the music got cranked up and we started dancin' all around. it was ladies' only and loads of fun! one gal even brought her sweet jingling belt to make the dance party that much better! this dance move was done to the song, "Hero". I loved that our hostesses were totally into! then the hair started flying all around. it was quite the way to end a fun and memorable month! thanks for staying tuned and please know I am working to get this updated little by little. thanks guys!
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