Yeah... so the rules have changed in my host family's house...I invited Pete over on Monday to go on the terrace so we could hang out, chat, and study for the GRE. According to my understanding of the rules, it was okay for me to invite anyone that I want over, just as long as I let someone know ahead of time and it was not a boy being invited into my bedroom. So...I told Siham, my host sister, that I wanted to invite a friend on the terrace and she said to go ahead. So Pete and I are on the terrace, mind you, we are like, ten feet or more apart, the door to the terrace is wide open, and I invited Laura up there with us......but half an hour later Siham yells up from the living room that we have to come down because the grandma does not want me on the terrace with a boy. I'm like, okay, fine...I thought it was already agreed to but whatever.....then we go downstairs and the grandma starts yelling at me in Arabic...I understand a very small percentage, but the gist is that apparently I just cannot invite a boy into my house. Right.
So the next morning at breakfast I told Siham that I just wanted to clarify the rules so that no one is getting upset. I say that I think I just cannot have boys over, and if I am going to invite a girl I should let someone know ahead of time...right? Wrong!! Apparently the grandma thinks that there are too many Americans in the house as is, and she is worried about what the neighbors might think if there is a steady stream of friends arriving. So I am just not supposed to invite anyone over....or go out late...or drink...so I'm thinking my options for stress relief and fun have been greatly reduced. GRRRRRRRRRRRR. Anyway, all the other PA interns have been really awesome about inviting me over to their homes, where there does not appear to be quite as strong of a fun vacuum.
On a lighter note, we went to Fez this weekend and I bought a really nice, really pink leather bag. I have no plan as to how I will fit it in my suitcase, but there is no way I could buy anything like it at home for the price I got it here so I will find a way!! We had some good fun as usual on the hotel terrace with a few beverages and some playing cards created by using the back of my GRE flashcards. It was soo hot though, by Sunday afternoon we were just ready to get home. I am already missing the freedom of going anywhere I want and hanging out with girls AND boys. I feel like I'm in kindergarten or something...
Anyway, I have to go because I have to teach a class from 6-9 tonight, and I want to talk about the Beatles. As we all know, my pop culture knowledge leaves something to be desired, and so I think I better do my homework before I attempt to explain who the Beatles were and why they were important.
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