Ramadan is over, Eid is over and now we are back in school until Thanksgiving. Here of course it is some other holiday, but it works out for everyone. The school and work weeks are Sunday-Thursday which takes some getting used to. I am glad to be back at work, because I had too much time on my hands the days we were off. If I had known of other opportunities I am sure I could have filled my days in more interesting ways.
The head of my department who is going on his 8th year here and another lady teacher going on her third year and myself went to four different furniture stores/antique markets on Saturday. We had a really good time.
The things in these stores were really nice and more ethnic. It is fun to see things that are not common at home. I really enjoy looking through the stores and markets that carry items from Iran, Turkey, Morocco, Tibet, India, Afghanistan, etc. While everyone else is at the malls I enjoy looking at things that someone mady by hand. Some of these items are really remarkable!
On the other hand I have also seen some very uncommon furniture, clothing and fabrics at some of the shops and the friday market. I personally find them unfathomable, but someone must buy them or they wouldn't sell them. I will try to include some photos. They look like something out of "Alice in Wonderland".
The girl in the photo is from Africa. I have forgotten her name, but I thought she was really pretty and had an interesting hair style. She of course is trying to get a visa and find her way to the US so she can join up with her brother, but it is very difficult for immigrants to get visas. I guess that is why so many come illegally.
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