First 5 weeks
I’m really good at writing long, rambling blog posts, so I’ll try to block this off into little sections in case you’d like to read it in segments. Also, unfortunately I forgot to bring my good camera to the regional house, so I'll have to make due with my phone photos for now. I'll put the better ones up later! Ramadan/First 5 weeks Well I’m doing something a little dumb in writing this blog post at 4pm during Ramadan. I’m sitting in my room right next to my fan, and thinking about the mayonnaise sandwiches and coffee my host family and I will have to break our fast in four hours. Don’t worry, I’ll edit this before I post it in case anything rash comes out from my hangry. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve thought about those “you’re not you – eat a Snickers” commercials. In truth, I’m glad to be participating in some very small way in Ramadan. As one of the five pillars of Islam, it’s something that every single person in my community holds dear, and because thes...