Life...

We're coming up on our four month mark here in Bahrain and it's so hard to believe! On one hand, it feels like we just got here, but on another, it feels like we've been here for ages. We're finally finding ourselves in a routine for normal, every day life, and settling in to our new normal. We're cultivating a really great tribe of people here and it really feels like home. 

Another thing that's made it home is this little girl... Lumee. She found her way into our compound and was vying for attention (and food) and just instantly became ours. She's the sweetest little thing and we've had her now since right before the oman trip... so maybe a month? She's been to the vet and had all her injections and has been spayed and has a clean bill of health! Somehow we lucked out with a healthy, happy, loving little kitten right off the streets. She's super cuddly, loves to give kisses, and loves to play with Stella. My crazy cat lady is quite the happy camper with the new addition. I was never really a cat person until we finally gave in and adopted our other cat, Primrose, but she's so awesome she's turned almost everyone into a cat person... including my dad- who she's adopted. So she's staying with my parents and Lumee is the new feline addition. (Her name is Arabic slang for lemons and limes- which is what colors her eyes are). 

The Bahraini's celebated National Day (their day of independence) earlier this weekend and so the whole city is decked out in red and white lights and Bahrain flags 🇧🇭 in celebration! I went out with some friends on Saturday and drove home close to eight in the evening and there were so many cars decked out in lights and flags, parading around town! 

There were also a few tire fires (small debris fires that are lit in protest of various things. They happen often but don't generally pose too much of a threat as long as we keep clear of the areas they're in) here and there, but for the most part it was a celebratory weekend for them! 

Any time we travel we look for a few things to bring back with us... we look for Christmas ornaments,knick knacks, and pieces of art. The Middle East is filled with all kinds of awesome art pieces, furniture, and things that we're definitely collecting while we're here! A few weeks ago we had this awesome camel family done with our names written in Arabic calligraphy! We love it! 

I'm sure as time goes on we'll collect more pieces... I can say for sure we'll have more carpets!