Friday Night

Today was a typical Friday. We went to church in the morning, came home to relax, and then I started working on my year plan and lesson plans for the week. This evening, I went out with the other new teachers from my school to a restaurant called the Palm Palace, so named for the many trees and glass walls looking onto the courtyard. Even though I'd seen and heard about it, I had never been there. It's pretty close to home and has lovely Lebanese food, so Chris and I will definitely be returning for a date some time.

In more exciting news, Chris and I received our paperwork signed by our previous employer so that we can legally work at our new jobs here. We are totally amazed at how God has brought us through so many hoops, and *I think* there is just one left to go. Living long term in a foreign country is not really as difficult as we seem to make it, as long as you don't decide to switch jobs half-way through your contract. Apparently, people don't like that.

On a different note, we figured out why there are so many pigeons outside the kitchen and bathroom windows; one of the neighbors throws birdseed out for them. Twice a day, around the same hours, we hear this light trickle of matter cascading down over the side of the building. I don't know what floor it's coming from, but it's kind of funny to be able to tell the time by the sound of the birdseed. There's no hanging laundry out on the line...

The hot, hot weather is starting to subside, which means the beginning of the school year is right around the corner. I have Open House with parents from 9-12 on Sunday, and then the students come Monday. I'm not exactly ready, but I still have two days!

For those of you to whom I've promised pictures, there is a new album on my "Through Photos" link that include the last few weeks of summer. Be sure to check them out!

Love from Arabia,
Steph