A few snapshots

Its been a long long time since I've posted anything - and not for lack of anything to write about. So let me cover some of the important things.

1. Bahrain got a CARIBOU COFFEE. And I WENT there and drank coffee and did homework. You can't find those outside the midwest in the US - so I'm not sure how one got to Bahrain.









2. I started an Arabic language class (which is the homework I was doing at Caribou). Currently we're just doing the alphabet and a few phrases. BUT, it doesn't mean I haven't had a chance to use the language.

I walked into the barber the other day and sat down. He said to me, in english, "name?"

"Josh," I replied. "Anna min wein?"
He smiled and after a moment replied, "India".

I realized later why he smiled. I didn't say "Where are you from?" I said, "Where am I from?" ("AnTA min wein") But he apparently still understood what I was trying to say.





3. I participated in an international tennis tournament here. I lost in the first round. But I did get a suntan.

Ok, so I make it sound too prestigious. It was a tennis tournament with the church. Which makes my loss even more painful.
















I tore up the court... after I had lost and finally got the hang of it.















Of course, there is ALWAYS more to say. But we don't want to spoil the appetite. To much at once will make you sick of this blog. More may or may not appear at a later time.