6 months

well, i am embarking on my 6 month anniversary. sometimes it is so difficult to live here i can't stand it. it has been an interesting journey into complete surrender and trust of SELF. i am blessed to have this time to really organize myself and thoughts.

however, sometimes i really miss home. i miss certainty. i have been sick for about 2 weeks now with some kind of stomach bug. or maybe i should say...WORM...ewww. GNAR GNAR. simple things like health...a comfortable bed...an ICE cold drink...an enjoyable MEAL. you really shouldn't eat out at restaurants here. the egyptian way is FILTH. complete and utter FILTH. they live in filth. work in filth. and THEY DON'T CARE. malish.

however, one of the doctors here is an AMERICAN born egyptian that studied at DUKE UNIVERSITY and completed his residency in COLUMBIA, SC. how wonderful!! it was nice to speak with someone who had actually been OUTSIDE of egypt and knows it's better.

i've been having a real problem with the food here. it is not a culinary rich area. it is desert and the energy here is based more on SURVIVAL not pleasure. it makes a really BIG difference.

i have been interviewing with a new hotel here since OCTOBER, it would be a DREAM job. i find out for certain on 2.1.07. inshallah i get it. INSHALLAH...INSHALLAH...INSHALLAH.

last week i attended a surfer party that was a BLAST. met some really interesting people from all over the world. that is one of my favorite things about living here. that and the goats. i LOVE the goats.

my bedouin friends are talking about taking me to a place in the desert called Serabit Al Kherain. It is an abandoned Turquoise mine from the Pharonic Era. The egyptian government doesn't have the money to maintain it. however if you walk around the area you can find turquoise fairly easy. the desert is always...ALWAYS nice. this area is so ancient. it's amazing.

i've been having a real problem eating but i am getting my appetite back. i am making myself eat. tuna with rice...cheese and crackers. it's just that all the food here is a variation of WHITE. eggs, rice, yogurt, hummus...fuul...bread...white...white...white!! i'm dying for some brussel sprouts, cabbage, CORN!!

more later...off to eat some white food.