It’s been a point of curiosity for quite some time now: how
exactly are birthdays abroad. For those of you that don’t know, my birthday was
yesterday.
I tried researching it. Sort of. Conveniently, two of my
Omani siblings had birthdays before me, but they didn’t really do anything. So
many times I heard about how birthdays aren’t very important in the Middle
East, but I had no idea how far that actually extended or what it meant.
Nevertheless, it was wonderful. My family surprised me with
a small birthday party with cake and pizza and juice. I’ve found a new love for
juice and fruit here. I’m very impressed with their ability to throw a surprise
party, although I guess it’s easy to pull off a surprise when the person’s
language abilities are rather limited. ;) I went with them to the store with them to buy the cake even. They did direct my attention elsewhere, but still.
The day as a whole was great though. There was a normal day
of classes, but we watched Aladdin. Disney always keeps things interesting. Today,
my teacher brought us kanaffeh because of birthday and another student’s
birthday tomorrow.
From home, though, the day was bright. I cannot emphasize
enough the significance of receiving meal. The best present I could have asked
for was a box full of letters from people close to me. I think that sometimes
we forget how much words can change us. Or a phone call. I talked to some of
the most important people in my life over the phone thanks to a wonderful app
called Viber. Free calls and texts internationally. My mind was blown a few
months back when I heard of it, and I hope that there’s one of you that may be
in the same boat. But truly, if you ever need to thinking of a good gift to go abroad, letters (and food)
are the way to go.
And Costa was involved, a western coffee chain from the UK.
A day is always good with Costa.
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