Description of what its like to be a student in Damaaj
Posted in Damaaj on February 27, 2008 | No Comments »
There is a nice description of what it’s like to be a student in Damaaj here:
Brief Description of Damaaj, Yemen
Archive for February, 2008
Pictures of Housing, Sana’a
Posted in Housing on February 16, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Below is an example of a furnished house, (comes with carpet and curtains, no stove/refrigerator), 5 bedrooms for around $350.00/month. Although not the most expensive (there are some apartments renting up to $1200; in Markaz Libby, the rent is around $800.00/month) you can find new unfurnished places in multifamily units for around $150 - $200, [...]
Tips for learning spoken Arabic
Posted in Tips for learning on February 15, 2008 | 1 Comment »
After five years of living in a Muslim country, I still am not fluent in speaking Arabic. I don’t really interact with sisters too much and, my oldest son usually did most of the grocery shopping at the small nearby stores; until recently, I did not really get out too much until I discovered [...]
Dips & Salsas
Posted in Dips/Sauces on February 15, 2008 | No Comments »
Sahawa (Salsa)
This is a recipe from Yemen. It is used on chicken, beans, rice, etc.
4 tomatoes, chopped
1-2 cucumbers, chopped (optional)
1/4 hot pepper (or to taste)
1 clove garlic, diced
1 tsp olive oil (optional)
Pepper and salt to taste
Blend 1st four ingredients [...]
Rice
Posted in Rice on February 15, 2008 | 3 Comments »
When we were in Egypt and had guests over one time, one of them commented on how “mushy” my rice was. While I was taken aback at the lack of tact, it really didn’t measure up to Middle Eastern rice which is not mushy when prepared and you can eat it with your fingers. So [...]
Beverage Recipes
Posted in Beverages on February 15, 2008 | No Comments »
Haleeb Mowz - (Banana Milk)
This drink is served at Yemeni juice stands.
1/2 cup - 1 cup dry milk
1/2 liter water
3 bananas, cut up into big chunks
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup ice cubes, optional
Blend all ingredients in a blender until thoroughly mixed.
Haleeb Laymun (Lemon [...]
Phrases for Getting Around
Posted in Arabic Phrases/Words on February 15, 2008 | No Comments »
Here are a few key phrases that are useful for getting around in taxis.
Tawalli or alatoule (straight)
Yameen (right)
Shimaal (left)
Irja (as in turn around and go back the other way, u turn)
Ta’aruf ________? (do you know ______?) as in a particular street or building
Shweyyah (a little bit, a little, a little further)
Ba’dayn (further down)
Ath-thani (the [...]
Electricity Outages
Posted in Living in Yemen on February 14, 2008 | 2 Comments »
If you live in the states, you probably experience very little power outages.
Here in Sana’a, it can be a different story, but it really depends on where you live. In some areas the power goes off daily, sometimes twice or more. In some areas, it hardly ever goes off. So, when looking for a place, [...]
Damaaj: Information and Pictures
Posted in Damaaj on February 2, 2008 | No Comments »
If you are looking for more detailed information about what it’s like to be a student in Damaaj, there was an excellent description here: Brief Description of Damaaj, Yemen
There are many pictures of Damaaj here:
http://alatharee.multiply.com/photos/album/3/YemenSaadahDammaaj
Also I was told that there was a lot of information about Damaaj from people living in Damaaj in this [...]
Living in Damaaj
Posted in Damaaj on February 1, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I was in Dammaaj in 2004. I only lived there for 5 months. I really enjoyed it, masha Allah.I had been used to living in the middle east for some time (we had lived in Sana’a, Yemen, for 6 months before and then I was in Egypt for a year and a half before that, [...]
