Though it briefly seemed that this blog was about to turn into reblogging the New York Times, I'm happy to report that I'm safe in Egypt and am breathing life back into this blog, unintentionally ironic name and all.
Since arriving in Egypt the biggest piece of news was going over to middle-aged friends of my friend Noel's. They live a very humble life in a normal 3-room apartment. Our hosts made incredible stuffed cabbage (think like grape leaves, stuffed with rice with duck broth), and then we stayed for tea, for coffee, and then hibiscus tea. The best part of all was hours and hours of family gossip, including how much they dislike their three children's spouses (two of them, as much as the devil; the third, well he's just a normal guy who doesn't deserve their daughter..) I promised to make them musakhan, my favorite Palestinian dish, and they invited us over tomorrow for more food.
No pictures from the visit but welcome back to oneyearinsyria or Egypt or wherever we end up...
Monday, January 24, 2011
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