Anzar, anzar, anzar

Rain, rain, rain. Its been raining everyday for some time now. We haven't had people or animals dying in my town like is the case in other parts of my province, but there have been many crops lost and just LOTS of flooding. I bought my veggies in a very muddy souk today. But my biggest problem thus far has been my leaky roof. I know this may not be of much interest to anyone, but seriously, a leaky roof is no fun.
Last night I awoke around midnight because little drops of water were falling on my pillow! I had to rearrange all my furniture(ponjs, table, and rug) so that nothing would be in the path of the leaks(all 10 or so of them!) My poor mud house... I think that my landlord is probably mixing mud and straw(hay) right now to remedy this small mushkil (problem).
Hopefully this rain eases up a bit because there are many areas that are super flooded and many people are losing their homes.

Ramadan Pt. 2

Ramadan is finally over. I can eat lunch again!
The last day of Ramadan is called the 'laeid' and was actually quite interesting. We didnt know when the last day was until late the night before because he had to wait until they could spot the new moon. Once the official news arrived that Ramadan had ended we had a big dinner and got henna done :)
The next morning felt like halloween, as my sitemate described it. Everyone puts on new clothes and goes around town to relatives and friends homes. They stay and have some sweets and a cup of tea and then move on to another home. My sitemate and I baked sweets early in the morning and then started our rounds. We passed out date 'cookies' and banana bread since we werent staying at home to invite people in for tea. We went from house to house eating cookies and drinking very sweet tea. Despite how full I got and the amount of sugar that I consumed, it was fun nonetheless.
Maybe next year ill stay home and invite my neighbors over :)