December 15, 2003

Just a few of the many, many neighbors and friends we will miss when you leave this place.

We are being berated by everyone in town to make sure that we visit them before we leave. Numerically, it's impossible, and we plan to stay at home Christmas evening (our last night in Zababdeh) and have anyone and everyone to stop by and say farewell.

In the meantime, however, we are taking full advantage of the hospitality to help take care of our meals. Today it was lunch with Im Maher, where we had koosa mahshi (stuffed squash) and waraq dawaali (stuffed grape leaves). Then it was back to our fun-filled days of computering, editing, and packing. So much to do...