Sue Ahmed

This is regards to my friends question. Lets start here, I think I am the only blond here in Sidi Bel Abbes. Many girls have highlights but no is as bleach blond as I. Second, I just wear my American clothes. Almost all women wear a over dress and more than half cover their hair. Even beyond that many cover their faces so only their eyes show and a few covereverything even their hands. So yes, I stick out and get many a stares. The food is ok, we have pastry and green tea for breakfast, salad, olives, fanta soda and lots of french bread. Then about 3 or 4 o clock we have more tea or coffee and cookies and pasteries.Dinner is served around 8-9 and we have haraia soup, salad, olives, cous cous, fish, ... read more

Driving here is crazy. First of all there are only a few stop lights and no lines. On the road are cars? buses, trucks, motorpeds, bicycles, pedestrians, people pushing carts and donkeys pulling carts. Next, no one stays on one side, there is kinda three lanes. the cars swerve in and out and around. To turn you just go, and the oncomming cars slows down. The children traveling in the cars do not use seatbelts or carseats, they just stand in the middle. There are like eight people packed in one tiny car! The people crossing the street cross wherever they want and actually they just walk on the street. ok for now, bye... read more

Here are some more pix of the city. Also Amina in a traditional costume. It is called a shedda. we are all fine. much love to all ... read more

yesterday was a big shopping day? I got some algerian clothes so now people will stop staring at me. Dresses for 8 bucks, and lots of gifts for everyone, let me know what u want. It has been pretty hot, today we are going to the mountain. Good thing I lived in the cabin for a year, cause it is pretty much the same thing, fetching water from rerserve buckets to wash and pour down the toilet. yesterday was a soccer game. sidi bel abbes (our city) the game was free and they won. The town went crazy!!!!!! People were piled on cars driving around, waving flages,drumming, fireworks, blocking the road.....insane I have to carry my one toilet paper and bags with me for tyhe toilet and i used the turk for the first time, ... read more

here is all the luggage we are transporting. gotta go we r late ... read more

Hey We are getting ready to take off, only a few days left. I hope I can keep up with this journal. Keep in touch. Map http://www.travelblog.org/gmaps/map_19S.html ... read more