Ahelena

That is my attempt to write the arabic word for 'hello' in english letters. I've arranged this special program for my residence where each night we learn a bit of a different language, based on how many native speakers we have in the building. Tonight, as previously stated was Arabic. I now know how to say hello, my name is, i am from, i am 20 years old, the questions related to these answers and so on! Oh, and I also know how to say 'i love my teddy bear'.

I expect these phrases to be oh so useful when I'm in the airport at Dubai for a grand total of four hours! One day I look forward to going to Egypt and U.A.E. and so on. Until then, I will just practice with my Egyptian friend. She is going to be one of the RAs with me, which is pretty exciting. She wrote out my name in Arabic, which is now hanging on my door. She also wrote out the Arabic word for traveler. I think that's the tattoo I want on my lower back, but that'll be one day far from now.

In the meantime,

Mashelena everyone.