A couple of things:
It cost my housekeeper (who is really my friend now and I don't know what to call her....so I guess I will just call her by her name: ReRe) a full day of pay to buy me lunch (which she INSISTED on doing) and I feel humbled, blessed, grateful.....also, a bit unworthy and mad at the unfairness that exists in this world. I wish all those with pure hearts could have (and no doubt share) all the wealth of the world. Maybe I would be the one living in a shack and begging on the streets, but that would be better than what reality is now! Yesterday I took kids to McDonalds for treat. This little, tiny girl in dirty clothes came up to us, reached for the drink in my hand and kept whining for it. She followed us down the road for awhile. I felt terrible and so did the kids. Painful, but still unsure how to handle it best. I need to keep granola bars in my purse, just like I did in the car in DC.
Did I already mention that almost EVERY man (and boy above 8 years old) smokes here. It is so weird. The cigarette containers have a picture of a man dead on a table, but that doesn't seem to deter.
Also, litter is just out of control! The guide who took us up Mt. Sinai said that when Egyptians come climb that mountain they just drop their litter and that he likes it better when any other culture of people come because they don't litter.
I need to vacuum out the van, as sand is an issue here (shockingly). You wouldn't believe the trouble one has to go to in order to do this. I must schedule an appointment at the auto shop and then bring the car in, have them clean it, and wait and then pick it up and then do that all over again in another month or so!!! I miss the gas station, quarter-run car vacuums!
pictures of the nastiest public rest stop bathroom I have ever seen (hey is that just a hole in the ground....yep, yep it is!) and a car with a huge load, or should I say a huge load with a little car!
Journey to the Red Sea and Mt. Sinai coming next........
2 comments:
Loved this post! My first experience with a turkish toilet was ummm....interesting....
Also the cigarette thing. Joseph and Grant were 4 when we lived in Albania where smoking is also a huge part of society. Now every time they pass by cigarette smoke Joseph says he loves the smell. I think it's nostalgic for him. I just hope he doesn't love the smell so much that he tries smoking a cigarette some day. He assures me he never will...
So...how was the mount? could you imagine the burning bush? What adventures you are having!
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