i get RSS feeds from the richmond times-dispatch and i can't help but smile when i see headlines such as "Richmond's 9am temperature was 87 degrees ... " and other such quips about the current heat wave gripping central virginia. all i can say is ... welcome to my life. except these past few days weren't so bad.
last friday was the first full day for our new fulbrighters who were formerly in yemen, so we had a nice welcome by trekking out to jebel akhdar (green mountain) where the weather was beautiful, skies were clear and the company, as always, pretty awesome.
saturday, was the oman v. japan world cup qualifying match. sadly, they tied 1-1, which means that oman probably won't qualify for the world cup. but it was a fun experience nonetheless. it had been a long time since i went to a soccer/football match and i forgot how yummy male soccer/football players are. hehehe.
today, i went to sohar for an OWA visit. sadly, no photos were taken, but the girls i met there were extremely sweet, cheerful and really welcoming. the director, however, seemed stressed. alas. after my morning at the OWA, i spent the afternoon with a new friend, aisha, who is entering her final year at sohar university. she spent last summer studying in the US, and it was an experience which basically changed her life. now she's applying for a fulbright grant to do her master's in the US. i had a really good time just talking to her (in english -- her english is SO much better than my arabic) and listening to all her life's ambitions. this lady's going's places!
four months left. INSANITY !!!! i've been missing a lot of summer things about home. like sno-to-go, the cheese shop, random parties, downtown concerts, cookouts, coldstone, festivals ... sigh. too bad it'll be fall/winter when i return. alas and alack.
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