"Today I finally overcame, trying to fit the world inside a picture frame. Maybe I'll tell you all about it..."

Keeping in line with the song lyric post titles :)

To be honest when I first arrived in Agami I really didn't care for it at all, like all new places it takes some getting used to. I must say now I'm starting to fall in love. It has a certain charm, or rather the people have a certain charm. Like Mohammed who owns the corner convenience store, who really doesn't speak English but uses the only four words he knows everyday to greet us. Or the guys who own the fruit stand that don't speak English at all but act like our limited Arabic is the best they've ever heard and are so proud when we've learned a new word. Or our little friend Sayeed who works in the Hard Rock jewelery shop, who, after 1 day learned our names and will greet us from across the street. These people are so unlike anyone from home, they are poor and literally would give us (people they hardly know) the shirts off their backs if we needed it.

While I don't think I could live here, I would love to come back for visits, Ill miss the nearness of the Mediterranean, the smell of salt in the air, the ridiculously off key prayer call at dawn, the sweet smell of zalabia being cooked by Ahmed and the calls of friends on the street.

Surprisingly I feel safe here. Maybe its because I've accepted the change, or maybe because I've accepted that its home for these four weeks, regardless, for now Agami is my city.

Miss you guys :)