What a memorable place to celebrate our 36th anniversary. Our friends at AAMAL gave us a surprise party not with one but three cakes (there goes the diet). They are so kind to us, always solicitous about our needs. We had to take the hear-shaped cake home with us and had some this morning—again, not a ‘healthy’ breakfast.
In the evening we went to the Cham Palace Hotel that has a revolving restaurant that gives a great panoramic view of the city. Good food and incredible view.
Jill has almost finished with her workshop—getting the participants ready to re-deliver training for including students with special needs into the regular classroom, which begins Fall. We had thought about visiting other cities over the weekend, but since the temp is supposed to be in the high 90s, think we’ll hide out someplace cool. Besides we are scheduled to return in December when we will be able to travel more.
Check AAMAL’s website—Jill is featured on front page. http://www.aamalsyria.org/ (you can translate through Google)
My training doesn’t begin until Sunday, although I’ve spent the week with the PR team at AAMAL going over a long list of questions.
We continue to be amazed at the openness and friendliness of everyone we meet—from our friends at AAMAL to shopkeepers and even taxi drivers. Jill no longer freaks out when we get into the cabs. It seems they negotiate the streets with the skill of ice skaters (maybe more like hockey players without the crashing into each other).
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