This past weekend we were able to head out of the city to a smaller town that is about an hour away from our home. We met the family of Scott's tutor. This family has 7 children in it, all grown, and one that is married and has a four year old daughter.
Zeke had a blast playing with his new little friend. This little girl was SO adorable and sweet. She kept trying to talk to me, but her voice was so quiet I just couldn't understand her. Zeke thought it would be fun to tackle her down to the floor! She put up with him for about 2 minutes before she finally started crying so that he would get off of her! Originally we thought he was hugging her, but did use the opportunity to talk with him about the differences between how girls and boys play! He had the biggest smile on his face the whole time...ah, what a little boy, huh? He loved entertaining everyone and getting as much candy out of the visit as he possibly could.
They made us a great big meal. It was pretty typical with rice, chicken and a vegetable stew as the main part, but this time they also made us fish that was very good. They also served us a typical drink that is made up of yogurt and water, but it is very sour and fortunately over our time here I have learned that it is not insulting for me to refuse it. Scott enjoys it enough to please them with his glass or two of it.
This was the father of the house. He was very typically dressed for an older man here. After this picture he even went and got a special addition for his hat, in order to make the most of the photo op!
Because we spent most of the day with this family, Scott had the opportunity to go to the mosque with his tutor. One interesting part was that his tutor was actually doing the calls to prayer that day, so Scott got to see up close how that was done and we were able to learn how the words never change from one caller to another, but they each have sort of their own style in how its sung. This day was a beautiful day, so instead of doing their prayers inside the building, all the men went outside and took advantage of the warm sunshine.
We were very tired, as usual, by the end of the visit, and our legs a bit sore from sitting on the floor off and on for 6 hours, but we felt we were able to connect well with the family and learn more about the culture. One valuable lesson we picked up is that when you travel outside of the city to see someone you should assume that you are staying the night! We had plans for the evening so when we made motions to leave around 4 they were having a hard time understanding why we weren't staying over! This is all pretty different from western culture, so next time we will pack our little overnight bags and plan on another whole new experience! Another bonus of the day was the drive to and from the city...its hard to say where I think is most beautiful, but I would say this drive definitely ranked up in the top 5! The mountains are amazingly beautiful and some are evening starting to show their snow caps! We took a little extra time on the way home to capture some pictures of God's beautiful creation. Below is just a small taste of what surrounded us on all sides of the car. God truly is an amazing creator!
This past weekend we were able to head out of the city to a smaller town that is about an hour away from our home. We met the family of Scott's tutor. This family has 7 children in it, all grown, and one that is married and has a four year old daughter.
Zeke had a blast playing with his new little friend. This little girl was SO adorable and sweet. She kept trying to talk to me, but her voice was so quiet I just couldn't understand her. Zeke thought it would be fun to tackle her down to the floor! She put up with him for about 2 minutes before she finally started crying so that he would get off of her! Originally we thought he was hugging her, but did use the opportunity to talk with him about the differences between how girls and boys play! He had the biggest smile on his face the whole time...ah, what a little boy, huh? He loved entertaining everyone and getting as much candy out of the visit as he possibly could.
They made us a great big meal. It was pretty typical with rice, chicken and a vegetable stew as the main part, but this time they also made us fish that was very good. They also served us a typical drink that is made up of yogurt and water, but it is very sour and fortunately over our time here I have learned that it is not insulting for me to refuse it. Scott enjoys it enough to please them with his glass or two of it.
This was the father of the house. He was very typically dressed for an older man here. After this picture he even went and got a special addition for his hat, in order to make the most of the photo op!
Because we spent most of the day with this family, Scott had the opportunity to go to the mosque with his tutor. One interesting part was that his tutor was actually doing the calls to prayer that day, so Scott got to see up close how that was done and we were able to learn how the words never change from one caller to another, but they each have sort of their own style in how its sung. This day was a beautiful day, so instead of doing their prayers inside the building, all the men went outside and took advantage of the warm sunshine.
We were very tired, as usual, by the end of the visit, and our legs a bit sore from sitting on the floor off and on for 6 hours, but we felt we were able to connect well with the family and learn more about the culture. One valuable lesson we picked up is that when you travel outside of the city to see someone you should assume that you are staying the night! We had plans for the evening so when we made motions to leave around 4 they were having a hard time understanding why we weren't staying over! This is all pretty different from western culture, so next time we will pack our little overnight bags and plan on another whole new experience! Another bonus of the day was the drive to and from the city...its hard to say where I think is most beautiful, but I would say this drive definitely ranked up in the top 5! The mountains are amazingly beautiful and some are evening starting to show their snow caps! We took a little extra time on the way home to capture some pictures of God's beautiful creation. Below is just a small taste of what surrounded us on all sides of the car. God truly is an amazing creator!
2 comments:
What great experiences you are having. I love the picture with the proper father figure - and SCOTT!!!
And??? Zeke is SUCH a BOY!!!
we're very proud of you! What a star to sit on that cold floor for 6 hours and pregnant to boot! I know this is out of Scott's comfort zone also so he gets extra points!!
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