Sofitel Taiz

... struggle, one of the guy's mawaz (male sarong) came off and he was totally naked and wrestling the boat. We girls averted our eyes and Luka went to help them. I had brought a mawaz to lie on at the beach, so I gave it to Luka to give the guy. He covered himself and we turned around and saw that the boat was totally getting stuck in the sand. We tried for about an hour to dislodge it, but it kept filling up with more and more water ...

One of the wonderful things about working at AMIDEAST is that we have a break every 6 weeks, when a session ends. So, our session ended a little over a week ago and the next one will start tomorrow. I decided that since I had traveled not that long ago, I wanted to spend this break at home relaxing and studying Arabic. But yesterday, my roommate, Mandy and I decided to take a day trip up north to a mountain town called Ibb and to its ...

"Bukra, insha Allah." Tomorrow God willing. I began to loath that phrase while waiting day after day at the port of Mokha for the boat to leave for Djibouti. After arriving in the city of Taizz late one afternoon we were told that there would be a boat leaving for Djibouti the following evening. I insisted to John and Brian that we should try to get to Mokha early the following morning so we would have plenty of time to move through ...

Just the daily things in Yemen make life fun and exciting. For example, doing laundry is a weekly adventure. Here is how to do it: First, you load the washer with water by filling up a bucket and dumping water into the washer. While you are doing that, you can also fill it with the "butt hose". The "butt hose" is ...

... go. We knew that these Arabic lessons would not be just normal lessons, but more an attempt to proselytize and bring us to the faith. This is not my favorite way of learning a language, but the lessons are free and the proselytizing doesn't bother me so much. I am always interested in learning more about Islam.



So we got to the center and met our teacher. The problem was that my roommates and I are all at different levels. One of my roommates tutored beginning ...

... and I were not prepared for this male invasion and just wrapped a scarf around our shoulders, but we felt quite exposed compared to the rest of the room.



It turned out that the wedding was actually a joint wedding for two brothers. They walked with their brides down the aisle to the stage. The brides were dressed in Western wedding dresses, which I thought were beautiful. They were incredibly sparkly, but they looked gorgeous in them ...

... to reach him. It wasn't until about 5 mins before the plane took off that I finally talked to him and he said to pay the fee and he would reimburse me. So I ran to the ticket counter waiving my credit card. Flight attendants all started gathering around, speaking in German. Then finally, a guy came and said "you don't have to pay". Fewf! I got on the plane and the flight was fine. Although when we stopped in Rome to pick up the rest of the passengers (who would ...

Quick note because I am still feeling quite ****** from the Malaria medication I was taking to treat the Malaria that I in fact did not have. Damn the doctor in Al-Khokha and his $5 Fisher Price microscope. I am on my way home from a week's holiday for the end of Ramadan and eid celebration. Al-Khokha on the Red Sea, Taiz, Ibb, Yareem, and Demt ...

Salut, J'ai eu le fin mot de l'histoire concernant le coup de feu lors des problèmes avec les bédouins. En fait, c'est un des chauffeurs espagnols qui en sortant la kalachnikov de la voiture a involontairement tiré dans le marche pied de sa bagnole. Il y a un énorme trou, ça lui fera un souvenir. Comme quoi, c'est peut être préférable d'avoir un chauffeur pas armé....J'ai discuté avec le guide des Français qui ont été enlevés. Il est en ...

Salam aleikoum everybody, Je comprends mieux maintenant pourquoi, l'agence nous a joint très rapidement, en fait c'est le groupe suivant qui s'est fait chopper. Est ce qu'ils étaient sans escorte ou est-ce que les flics ont ****é ? Mais c'est vrai que dans ce coin ça rigole pas!! Bah, les bédouins ont dû tuer le mouton pour leurs invités. J'ai lu les articles sur le web et c'est vrai qu'ils étaient jeunes les bédouins, donc ils ont dû agir sans l ...