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This is taken straight out of my journal. I thought it was important to not only keep in my journal but to share my experience with others in the world who may be reading this little blog of mine. Anywho, truthfully last night was my first experience with Ramadan. Even in the USA where there are tons of Mulsims who participate in Ramadan, some of them being my friends, still this was my first experience. I don’t know if it was my own ignorance or the vastness of the USA that created this disconnect between myself and other religious holidays….don’t know, but yeah. Last night made me realize that.
So I get a text from my neighbor Mohammed to come to his house at 7p to break fast with him and his family. Okay cool! Excited and nervous all at the same time. I didn’t know what to expect, what to bring or what to do once I got there besides eat. And how long do you stay at someone’s house knowing that they are all pretty tired? I had no clue. I stayed for like 2 hours.
I get there and everyone looks soo tired lol. Like the day just slapped them in the face. We had cake, dates, this salsa stuff (soo good!!!), juice, milk, water, soup and these things that I thought were going to be pasteries but turned out to be potato cakes. Pretty tastey. But yeah, everyone was just so beat looking and quiet. We watched TV and eventually everyone left to pray while Faiza (15yrs.) and myself watched CNN. People with cable always let me watch CNN for some reason. Perhaps they think I’m starved for news of the world outside of Morocco. Part of that is true but I do have the itnernet in my house, so I could look it up whenever (well when the internet is working lol). But it is a very nice gesture.
Anywho it was sort of awkward because the whole discussion on CNN was about gay marriage around the world…Apparentyl next week gay marriage will be legal in California. And before Mohammed left for the mosque, he kept asking me what the problem was on the TV. CRAP! Trying to find a way to explain the truth without being offensive was very interesting. But yeah when I told Mohammed, he said “Oh yeah, in Spain that is not a problem” lol. So I was relieved and sort of shocked all at the same time. Of course the second time I watch CNN it’s about gay marriage lol. Just figures.
So yeah, I just hungout a bit and then went back home. For some reason I expected a part of sorts lol. But I guess if that were to happen every night for 30days, that would be too much, even for Moroccans. Oh and side note sort of: I ate a quarter of a hardboiled egg last night, which I sort of regret. I picked it up and then got a closer look at it but I had already touched it. And in my American sense of mind where once you touch it, it’s yours, I had to commit. So I ate it. Luckily no major problems down below!!! Hamdullah!!!
So it was a pretty chill first night of Ramadan in Gafait. I sort of liked it because it was so chill. A good introduction. Some people were out and about and I’m sure more were out in Harrash (lower part). Perhaps tonight will be louder lol. I just always expect loud noises now. I’ve learned to just make music out of them. Life is a song afterall :)
ps: dinner is at 2am!
