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For those of you who don't speak French:
COMING SOON TGI Friday's!

In our neighborhood (at the top of the main street on the other side of the round-point, in case you were wondering) we are getting a TGI Friday's. It just says "coming soon" but no opening date. I am hoping it won't take too long since they are just renovating a building instead of building a new one (which takes FOREVER here). This is our first non-fast food chain. (we have McDonald's and Pizza Hut). Oh the things we get excited about living in the 3rd world.



In other news, we were able to break the fast a few times with people this week and here is spread from one of my friend's house. We have here starting in the far left corner: turkey balls and pizza sauce, olive pizza, hard boiled eggs, traditional sweet named shabakea served at Ramadan, sfoof (think dried out peanut butter), banana milk, dates, traditional bread named msimen, and turkey sandwiches with lettuce and tomato.
We all just sat around the table and as soon as the call to prayer went off everyone dug right in!

Now for a viewer question. Jana writes:
What do you and Cody do during this time? Do you eat during the day as usual, or do you partake in the daily fasting?

Great question Jana! We sort of have to adjust our schedules a little bit. Instead of meeting with friends during the day we go out at night (too grumpy during the day and people want to sleep). Everyone shuts down about 1-2 hours before sunset to make sure to get home on time and then after they break the fast and watch a little TV. All the shops and the market open back up from about 9pm to midnight and people are out late into the night. So we go to school in the morning and study or run errands and then go out at night. We NEVER eat or drink in the streets but don't fast with them. We just eat and drink in our house.