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Monday, July 11, 2005

Mah-Arif

Mah-Arif means, "I don't understand"...but I do understand some of what the people are saying. Last night we had Iraqi food: kabob with tomatoes and cucumber, pita type bread, dhomah* (this is their specialty), and chaii tea afterwards. It was all very lovely. The meal might have reminded of you how you approach a fajita. You can eat one food or put several pieces of food in the pita bread and eat it that way. The dhomah is vegatables (bell pepper, onion, pickle, tomatoe, and grape leaf) stuffed with a seasoned rice. It is not spicy, just full of flavor. The mixed group that ate together were some soldiers, some translators, and some friends of the translators (who spoke very little english). The translators know at this stage that they are to at least give the guests a brief overview of what you are talking about if not spoken in english. Table talk may have been about how delicious the food was and what we thought of this place. I give the food a 9 out of 10, and this place at best receives mixed reviews. It is hotter than hell right now and is just getting hotter as July turns into August. It was 117 degrees today with 20% humidity. And sad to report that our pool is not in working order until later this week. The chemicals need to be adjusted. So in an effort to keep cool I am bumming rides if I have to go anywhere in the peak sun hours of the day or simply staying put in my office. Hope all is well with you and you too are keeping cool!

1 Comments:

At 11:46 AM, Blogger Unknown said...

Even Wisconsin has been comparatively "hot" lately, although not quite 117! More like the low 90's, but fairly humid, so all of the cheeseheads think they're gonna die. I don't ever complain about it, because our hot days are numbered, and the snow will be flying again before we know it.

 

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