Saturday, August 30, 2008

Arabeya! Hossan! Calor! Gamila spoiled!!!!

So finally yesterday Yehia venture to drive a car here in Alex...at night we decided to go to Carfoour(this is a supermarket something like Walmart, Sam's, Target all together, is an European franchise) Not sure why in a city with such a large population there is only one Carfoour, so Yehia drove with Guido next to his side it took us about 1 hour just to make it inside the parking lot, and getting inside the parking lot does not guarentee you that you will find a spot. There were cars parked in top of the grass, cars blocking other cars and some cars just going arouddn and around to find a spot. WE got fed up and just decided to leave so in other words we wasted over 2 hours for nothing. So we decided to drive back and just ride around the town. Ramadan would start monday so there are alot street with lights shops decorated with light they put a lamp called fanouz you will find them all over and they sell smaller ones with themes of disney etc for the children they play nice festive music. Something like christmas. Samia enjoys seeing all of these lights all over the place, they are alot of shops baking a special pastry called konafa.
Here in Egypt everytime somebody comes to your home they bring a tray of pastries is like carrying your purse is a most you never visit somebodies house with any kind of food.
Is amazing how they speak another language, they dress different from us spanish people and yet we are so alike...I see the way they talk they think etc...and I remember being back home with my granma.
Gamila what can I said she is so spoiled she just jumps from a pair of arms to another pair of arms, hopefully she is walking by the time we leave or else she is in big trouble...Samia also spoil however to a different dregee, she is very needy of me I think sometimes she is afraid of so many people around her, but I have notice that she likes being the center of attention so even if that means acting up to get it she would do it.
Yehia's parents his dad there are not words to descrie his kidness and happines of having the girls here with him.
Yehia's mom hard to describe is too much going on for her in such a painful time...one thing I do have to say she is very careful with the girls and she does not want to cross any bundaries with me always asked me if the girls can have this, can not complain no se mete para nada es de admirarla nunca pense que hiba hacer asi.
Now Baton Rouge, I know many of you read this I will be praying for all of you now with that new hurracaine is coming your way...Good luck and be safe!!!
Thanks to Stacy G., Bonnie and Stacey P. for offering to take care of anything that we might left outside in the balconie.
THIS IS A STORE THAT SELLS CHOCOLATES JUST FOR ENGAGMENTS PARTIES
SAMIA'S FAVORITE RESTAURANT SHE FOUND IT IN EGYPT
I WISH WE HAD SHOPS LIKE THIS BACK HOME

MEAT SHOP
EGYPTIAN TAXIS
LITTLE SHOPS YOU FIND ALMOST IN EVERYCORNER
NEW CONSTRUCTION NEXT TO AN OLD BUILDING VERY COMMON HERE IN ALEXANDRIA
OLD BUILDING I WILL VENTURE TO SAY 70% OF THE BUILDINGS ARE THIS OLD

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