Tuesday: Today was one of the best mornings yet! Huda, our team friend, brought us Karak tea, which has turned into my all time favorite drink. I had it a earlier in the trip but I have just realized how much I love it. It is chai tea and hot milk..yummm! I am definitely going to try and figure out how to make it this good when I go home. Haya brought us some typical Arabic breakfast foods, which is basically either cheese, veggies or meat wrapped in bread. Pretty simple, but really good. We all just sat around chatting and I made them listen to some American music..just some relaxing Jack Johnson and maybe some Justin Bieber (guilty!) It was a pretty awesome morning.
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| KARAK TEA! |
We didn't have any matches today, so we just had a training session in the afternoon. We got to the gym around 2:30, when we thought our training was, but apparently we were supposed to be there at 1pm..oops!! Palestine actually had the gym reserved for 3pm so we literally stretched and hit a few balls and then we had to be done. Pretty funny actually, but very typical Arab style!
After training, Huda told us she was going to go make her infamous pasta dish and I couldn't wait. She arrived at our hotel around 6pm and, let me tell you, this was so incredible! I can't even begin to describe it..but maybe a couple pictures will suffice...
After I was completely stuffed, Kaptin Amina came in and told us we were going to take a trip to the
desert. Immediately I thought of camels and Arabian nights.. I really didn't know what it would actually be like though! We piled into a few cars, drove for 20 minutes and all of a sudden we pulled over to the side of the road..and there was the 'desert' AKA mounds of sand everywhere. We climbed over away from the road and set up camp. We made a bonfire, lit some torches and ate more food and drank more Karak. The girls and Kaptin Amina brought drums, and they started singing some traditional Arabic songs..it was really cool. I just sat there and embraced it all, and smiled while listening to them sing and play music. This is a typical night for them and it was very enjoyable!
desert. Immediately I thought of camels and Arabian nights.. I really didn't know what it would actually be like though! We piled into a few cars, drove for 20 minutes and all of a sudden we pulled over to the side of the road..and there was the 'desert' AKA mounds of sand everywhere. We climbed over away from the road and set up camp. We made a bonfire, lit some torches and ate more food and drank more Karak. The girls and Kaptin Amina brought drums, and they started singing some traditional Arabic songs..it was really cool. I just sat there and embraced it all, and smiled while listening to them sing and play music. This is a typical night for them and it was very enjoyable!
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| The set up at the desert! Beautiful! |
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