Don't let Spilled Coffee Ruin your Day

  I intended to write and post a blog last night, but the internet was down.  The poor internet seems to be a problem that I will have to suffer through for the rest of the semester.  Yesterday was the first day of classes and it went smoothly.  We actually got to go out for lunch as part of a class activity.  Using knew vocabulary we were able to request our food in Arabic.  I also received my last bag yesterday, and now I feel as though I can finally relax here.
  I'm slowly finding my routine.  This morning I went across the street to a cafe.  Unfortunately, on my way out I spilled my coffee all over my hand and burned myself in front of the store owner.  It was embarrassing and didn't help my appearance. Further down the street I found a bakery and bought what appeared to be a cheese danish.  Class was a bit long today.  Mostly going over grammar.  After class, the students and I worked on a project that involved creating a film about furniture and activities in each room.
  After about a week here I have collected a fair amount of dust on my shoes from all the walking.  It seems that wherever I go there are people staring at me.  Hopefully after a while people will become accustom to American students.  Some shop owners even laugh when they hear us attempt to purchase food or items for our apartments in Arabic.  It's strange.  Here, you can always find Nutella in each store.  I finished my night with an episode of "Arab's Got Talent", which was equally as entertaining as its American counterpart.

 The View From the Gym

Oh look, some Clouds on Wednesday  

School Paths lined with Trees for Shade