Yesterday was my first French language class and man!! It was so much fun! Though half of the time I couldn’t understand what our teacher Fizza was sayin’ but it was really so exhilarating. It’s almost like landing on an alien territory. Besides, I really do miss being a student and the class is really interesting.

I was fasting yesterday and that too on an empty stomach as I woke up a lil’ late for sehri and only had a glass of water and half a glass of orange juice to drink. I was planning on joining the classes at AF but didn’t know the schedule. So yesterday when I called to check, they told me the classes were starting in the evening. Well, the class was supposed to start at 5:15, and that is the same time for Maghrib prayers and in yesterday’s instance, the time for iftari. Well, I basically had a half a biscuit to iftar, then offered my prayers in a room full of VHS and DVDs and then I rushed to the class. We are about sixteen people right now. Anyhoo, the teacher entered and launched her lecture with the smoothest French I have ever heard. We basically followed the gestures to make sense of what she was saying, most repeating what she was saying. I learnt three whole sentences ;). We were half way thru the class when two guys entered the room. One of them looked like an Arab and the other looked like he was French. He instantly reminded me of Xavier. Anyhoo, they were students as well and the get this, they were both diplomats. The Arab guy is a an Egyptian diplomat and the other is Lebanese and guess what? His name is the same as my older brother’s!

After the class, I went to the reception and bumped into Emaan. It is such a small city. I’ve known emaan for almost ten years. I bump into her everywhere. On family gatherings, we were together in college, then in university, now she’s in ARY. And then she complains that I don’t stay in touch. Anyhoo, she’s probably gonna be in our class as well.

It’s Eid tomorrow InshaAllah and I am bored. The weather is cold, my fingers are numb and I am still typing. I really wish I could go home, get into my warm bed and wake up after eid has passed. Shan is not gonna be here on this eid and eid is just not eid without him.