after Ramadan i took a trip up north to visit some friends that moved up there. i was so excited to have this opp to visit them in their new stomping grounds. i decided to fly up there on the local airline as it was relatively cheap and it saved a whole lot of time traveling up there! cool! check out the footage from the trip...
this is a zoomed in shot of the view from their balcony...not bad, aye? it is a somewhat new city in relation to the age of the buildings as many of the homes and buildings were wiped out in an earthquake in the last century. it was lovely with the backdrop of the sea. it was very hilly and mountainous and gorgeous!
after my friend picked me up from the airport, we met her husband and her other son to go grab some lunch. since we were so close to the sea, i wanted to try out the fish. it was outstanding to say the least. i tried the sole. yummy.
then we walked around the city some going to this amazing park/walking area/soccer complex. had to get this shot for my mom:) it was just soooo beautiful! the rock behind me here is the other side of the rock that i pictured in the first picture of this blog post. we were walking along this newly made walking area/park that they had finished before the king's annual visit.
i was sooo impressed! the soccer fields were really nice and the whole place was just so clean and nicely designed. the boys enjoyed getting to run around a bit. one of the boys and i raced up and down this walkway...he was a fierce competitor:)
we made it back to their house and decided to check out these building sets i brought for the boys. i learned that there were actually instructions well into my assembly and had to backtrack a bit. they were great helpers!
then we took another walk around their 'hood to their local park. there were so many parks in this city. it was incredible! such great views everywhere, too!!
the next day we went to their househelper's home for some couscous. it was really yummy and such a treat to be guests in her family's home. the Samsonator loved the chickens and had to restrain from playing with them (hence the hands behind his back) as he had been found before out in the chicken's coop. it was cute.
the family's home was just outside the city and was perched at the base of this nice hill/mount. we went exploring and roamed around their hill/mount to catch some pretty incredible views! later we found a turtle. the boys loved it!
then we took the scenic drive back to their home, which was crazy cause the inclines and delcines were intense. they have this sweet 4x4, too. it was totally fun! check out the beautiful pic below. my friends said it reminded them a lot of Hawaii. cool!
here is a shot of the whole rock and the city. it was so beautiful and just a lot of fun to explore a different part of the country. i was so stoked to find tortillas here! i bought loads of them:)
my friend is a nurse and helps with clinics out in the countryside, so i got to join her one day. we woke up before dawn and enjoyed a fabulous drive out into the countryside. the drive was about 4 hours to get to the clinic where we met other nurses and then the drive continued further into the countryside...
the views were outstanding along the way! it was such a joy to be able to take in all these gorgeous views. wow.
in the pic above you can see some lines cut into the mountainside...that was the road we came in on to the depths of the countryside. it was totally fun to be 4x4in' it! i taught the local folks how to say yee-haw! i think it was another hour/hour and a half to the actual village in which we worked. so, overall...about 5 or 5 1/2 hours one way. road trip fun!
i was put to work doing whatever i could to help. i worked as a pharmacist putting pills into baggies to hand out, worked the powerpoint that the women watched while waiting, took the ladies' height and weight before being seen, etc. it was a great experience! i loved being able to be there with my friend and meeting some really incredible women.
above is the waiting room. it was busy to say the least. there were local doctors and nurses that were giving immunizations and then our crew was giving ultrasounds to women that were pregnant. it was quite a full day!
here was the room we were working in and the mobile ultrasound machine. cool! we saw just under 40 women in maybe 8 hours or less. it was a neat system and was so interesting to hear the women's stories. cool.
we got a tea and snack break up on top of the clinic. here is my friend and i posing with the mountains in the background. beautiful! the second tallest mountain in the country is there behind us. i was so grateful to have this special time with my friend and to be able to see her work!
this is a zoomed in shot of the view from their balcony...not bad, aye? it is a somewhat new city in relation to the age of the buildings as many of the homes and buildings were wiped out in an earthquake in the last century. it was lovely with the backdrop of the sea. it was very hilly and mountainous and gorgeous! after my friend picked me up from the airport, we met her husband and her other son to go grab some lunch. since we were so close to the sea, i wanted to try out the fish. it was outstanding to say the least. i tried the sole. yummy. then we walked around the city some going to this amazing park/walking area/soccer complex. had to get this shot for my mom:) it was just soooo beautiful! the rock behind me here is the other side of the rock that i pictured in the first picture of this blog post. we were walking along this newly made walking area/park that they had finished before the king's annual visit. i was sooo impressed! the soccer fields were really nice and the whole place was just so clean and nicely designed. the boys enjoyed getting to run around a bit. one of the boys and i raced up and down this walkway...he was a fierce competitor:)we made it back to their house and decided to check out these building sets i brought for the boys. i learned that there were actually instructions well into my assembly and had to backtrack a bit. they were great helpers!then we took another walk around their 'hood to their local park. there were so many parks in this city. it was incredible! such great views everywhere, too!!the next day we went to their househelper's home for some couscous. it was really yummy and such a treat to be guests in her family's home. the Samsonator loved the chickens and had to restrain from playing with them (hence the hands behind his back) as he had been found before out in the chicken's coop. it was cute.the family's home was just outside the city and was perched at the base of this nice hill/mount. we went exploring and roamed around their hill/mount to catch some pretty incredible views! later we found a turtle. the boys loved it!then we took the scenic drive back to their home, which was crazy cause the inclines and delcines were intense. they have this sweet 4x4, too. it was totally fun! check out the beautiful pic below. my friends said it reminded them a lot of Hawaii. cool!here is a shot of the whole rock and the city. it was so beautiful and just a lot of fun to explore a different part of the country. i was so stoked to find tortillas here! i bought loads of them:)my friend is a nurse and helps with clinics out in the countryside, so i got to join her one day. we woke up before dawn and enjoyed a fabulous drive out into the countryside. the drive was about 4 hours to get to the clinic where we met other nurses and then the drive continued further into the countryside...the views were outstanding along the way! it was such a joy to be able to take in all these gorgeous views. wow.in the pic above you can see some lines cut into the mountainside...that was the road we came in on to the depths of the countryside. it was totally fun to be 4x4in' it! i taught the local folks how to say yee-haw! i think it was another hour/hour and a half to the actual village in which we worked. so, overall...about 5 or 5 1/2 hours one way. road trip fun!i was put to work doing whatever i could to help. i worked as a pharmacist putting pills into baggies to hand out, worked the powerpoint that the women watched while waiting, took the ladies' height and weight before being seen, etc. it was a great experience! i loved being able to be there with my friend and meeting some really incredible women.above is the waiting room. it was busy to say the least. there were local doctors and nurses that were giving immunizations and then our crew was giving ultrasounds to women that were pregnant. it was quite a full day!here was the room we were working in and the mobile ultrasound machine. cool! we saw just under 40 women in maybe 8 hours or less. it was a neat system and was so interesting to hear the women's stories. cool.
we got a tea and snack break up on top of the clinic. here is my friend and i posing with the mountains in the background. beautiful! the second tallest mountain in the country is there behind us. i was so grateful to have this special time with my friend and to be able to see her work! 
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