Monday, August 24, 2009

There's a lot to learn in four days.....

Well right about now marks the four day mark for me in Bahrain. Here are just a few things that I've learned the past few days

  1. Eating dates in the middle of the grocery store in the middle of the day during Ramadan is probably not the best idea....
  2. Running on your first morning in August in Bahrain can be hot and by hot, I mean 100 degrees at 7:20 am with 100% humidity......oh yeah and if you are prone to exercise induced asthma in those types of conditions, I would suggest starting out with a shorter run until your build up your tolerance....don't have your first real asthma attack in a foreign country.
  3. The call to prayer does really happen at 4:30am.
  4. I am an OCD mopper....didn't realize that until I felt that my floors were perpetually going to be dirty after two days. Guess that happens when you live in the desert.
  5. I don't want to wash another kitchen item for a LONG time...too bad that will be tomorrow.
  6. Hummus is 100x better on this side of the Atlantic Ocean
  7. Cold Stone DOES exist in Bahrain...Insha'allah! Along with Starbucks, Caribou and other things but I haven't gone to them....
  8. I love air conditioning more than I ever thought I would.
  9. Cold here is 40 degrees - at night - at the coldest. WOW
  10. Stepping out into something new is one of the most invaluable experiences I have ever had!!!
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4 comments:

  1. Christy MaeAugust 24, 2009 at 7:35 PM

    I am soooo excited for you! Seeing as I just returned from the Middle East and will be there shortly as well, I can picture all this! I felt a piece of home when did my interview for my job inside a Cairo Starbucks...I also understant about the dust. I went to sleep my first morning as the first call to worship began...i think it is so eery, but thats when i realized i was far from the Americas. I am so glad that i sense joy in your writing. You are on my daily prayer list...keep the blogs commin!

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  2. DaveAugust 25, 2009 at 5:59 AM

    What a great first post, keep them coming.

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  3. AnonymousAugust 27, 2009 at 8:50 AM

    I am so excited for you!! and not to mention...totally jealous :-P haha

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  4. UnknownAugust 27, 2009 at 10:45 AM

    Keep your eyes and ears open a lot in these first days. It will become like old hat in no time and you'll miss these times. Record as much of it as you can. Great post. Heed the call to prayer, but pray to the Creator God. :o)

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