Today a girl told me my face looked good today... I thought hey cool I am looking good so I said oh thank you. Which she then replied "yea it doesn't have any acne, it is clear." Bring me up just to knock me back down why dontcha. I stopped talking to her. What i should have done was said "HEY! you try moving to a new country and not being able to speak the language and are fed things you are not so sure what are and keep your skin clear! I don't think so lady now take a hike!" Probably best i didn't.
However I had a pleasant english class where I read a paragraph and then they answered questions about it. The paragraph was about an old man who wakes up in the middle of the night and goes down to the basement and opens a trunk with the key around his neck. He then finds an envelope in the trunk and burns it. I asked what do you think was in an envelope. One girl said it was from his girlfriend! I was like he old as dirt, what you mean girlfriend? No didn't actually say that but i wish i had, damn! I asked why they thought he kept the key around his neck and if they thought his wife was suspicious of this key. This man really did not look good by the end, he has a secret girlfriend (at one point a boyfriend, a little lost in translation there) he lies to his wife about the key and is possibly not employed! However, they got a little mad when they asked for the answers and I didn't have any. At the end they were like "so what was in the envelope?" and i was like "um what?". We then played moon pennys. It was a pretty good class, not everyone talked but some did. I will take this as a win!
Laura 1
Jordan somewhere around 37ish
Another funny thing happened today, I was told in an email from a 16 year old girl to not be shy. She told me to come over whenever I wanted. How awesome is that?! Too funny. God love her. Only in Jordan does a 16 year old email you to tell you something your 80 year old neighbor would say. The only difference is the 16 year old will teach me bad words in arabic while the old lady would probably give me butterscotches (blech) and tell me about the good ole days. Although, the old lady might make pie so she has that going for her. I digress, this is the same girl who offered to do my grocery shopping because i got ripped off by the guy who sold me cheese. I almost said yes, but i have a conscience and i would never make a little girl do my grocery shopping for me.
But also that cheese guy sucks! Who rips someone off when they are buying cheese! I am silently protesting that dukkan because seriously dude?! Don't come between me and my cheese, i WILL give you nasty looks for 2 years believe you me! If you couldn't tell I am a little bitter.
Okay this post was just a bunch of rambling about my interactions with people. Nothing really new to report; my pants are still too big, my house is still too cold (but i now have a hot water bottle, thank you mom and day. So that is my new best friend), and I think i burned my blanket on the soba...
Soba 3
Laura 0
I also got a strange visit from a woman i didn't know and her daughter who i also didn't know and her son who i had met once. They came at 8 o'clock at night and wanted an english lesson for her son in my house. What kid wants a lesson at 8pm? Shouldn't you be thinking about going to bed, I know that is what i do around 8. I said no not here and when it is light out. I don't know if they understood but they went away. It definitely threw me for a loop.
ok I am done, I should have ended this a long time ago, i am sorry.
XOXO
Laura
OH also, the word for light is dow, the word for medicine is dewa, and the word for period (not the punctuation mark, yea the other period) is dowra... or you can speak like me and all three are period. Good times. Also was informed that there is a Real Housewives of Turkey... it is a crucial part of my stay here that i find season one and watch it immediately.
However I had a pleasant english class where I read a paragraph and then they answered questions about it. The paragraph was about an old man who wakes up in the middle of the night and goes down to the basement and opens a trunk with the key around his neck. He then finds an envelope in the trunk and burns it. I asked what do you think was in an envelope. One girl said it was from his girlfriend! I was like he old as dirt, what you mean girlfriend? No didn't actually say that but i wish i had, damn! I asked why they thought he kept the key around his neck and if they thought his wife was suspicious of this key. This man really did not look good by the end, he has a secret girlfriend (at one point a boyfriend, a little lost in translation there) he lies to his wife about the key and is possibly not employed! However, they got a little mad when they asked for the answers and I didn't have any. At the end they were like "so what was in the envelope?" and i was like "um what?". We then played moon pennys. It was a pretty good class, not everyone talked but some did. I will take this as a win!
Laura 1
Jordan somewhere around 37ish
Another funny thing happened today, I was told in an email from a 16 year old girl to not be shy. She told me to come over whenever I wanted. How awesome is that?! Too funny. God love her. Only in Jordan does a 16 year old email you to tell you something your 80 year old neighbor would say. The only difference is the 16 year old will teach me bad words in arabic while the old lady would probably give me butterscotches (blech) and tell me about the good ole days. Although, the old lady might make pie so she has that going for her. I digress, this is the same girl who offered to do my grocery shopping because i got ripped off by the guy who sold me cheese. I almost said yes, but i have a conscience and i would never make a little girl do my grocery shopping for me.
But also that cheese guy sucks! Who rips someone off when they are buying cheese! I am silently protesting that dukkan because seriously dude?! Don't come between me and my cheese, i WILL give you nasty looks for 2 years believe you me! If you couldn't tell I am a little bitter.
Okay this post was just a bunch of rambling about my interactions with people. Nothing really new to report; my pants are still too big, my house is still too cold (but i now have a hot water bottle, thank you mom and day. So that is my new best friend), and I think i burned my blanket on the soba...
Soba 3
Laura 0
I also got a strange visit from a woman i didn't know and her daughter who i also didn't know and her son who i had met once. They came at 8 o'clock at night and wanted an english lesson for her son in my house. What kid wants a lesson at 8pm? Shouldn't you be thinking about going to bed, I know that is what i do around 8. I said no not here and when it is light out. I don't know if they understood but they went away. It definitely threw me for a loop.
ok I am done, I should have ended this a long time ago, i am sorry.
XOXO
Laura
OH also, the word for light is dow, the word for medicine is dewa, and the word for period (not the punctuation mark, yea the other period) is dowra... or you can speak like me and all three are period. Good times. Also was informed that there is a Real Housewives of Turkey... it is a crucial part of my stay here that i find season one and watch it immediately.
