woah - it's been a while!

so sorry for the delay, all 4 of you who read this!  it's been getting busier as more people are rolling in from around the world and things are getting semi-confirmed!  we've been going to Suhour dinners (one of the meals to break fasts for Ramadan) and figuring out how to survive without being able to drink water or coffee at our desks during the day!  its harder than you'd think...

otherwise, life at work is going well.  getting things done in this country is a bit challenging (i.e. taking 10 days to order lumber supplies, always so much fun...) but I'm learning!

mostly, we've all been talking about the crazy weather on the eastcoast!  i hope you all are staying safe and dry and not getting into any trouble!

there is a big end of Ramadan celebration here called Eid that starts on tuesday and goes weds and thurs so most businesses and offices are all closed.  we'll still be working but it'll be even dead-er.

i've been trying to swim a lot more - have been doing it for about 6 days! swim between 30-45 minutes, somewhere between 70-82 laps (82 laps in our pool is a mile!).  it's really fun! i forgot how much i like swimming.  i know my parents will have a different opinion on that...

otherwise, all is back to usual production mode! getting things built and finished up ahead of deadlines.  we'll see how that works!

stay safe everyone!!

love and miss.
kerry

another week down!

Have made it thru my first full week of Ramadan!  It's weird not being able to have water/coffee at your desk but we have a communal, hidden area that we go into to drink.  it's actually kind of nice because that's where you end up seeing everyone and it becomes quite social!

this week was mellow - got to design the production departments office, managed to fit in 150 desks and a conference room, i'm kind of proud of it!  next is electric and power and A/C, then walls build and then carpet. never a dull moment!  otherwise work is trucking along - a lot of reviewing of drawings and shifting things around (although nothing has been confirmed/approved/booked so it's really more of an exercise than actual production...)

last night went over to my new friend Sil's apartment and watched movies and made dinner - with Ramadan on all the bars are closed so it's a lot of hanging out in apartments and drinking our contraband booze we've managed to score.  it's kind of like freshman year in college actually...

it's getting super hot (i know i sound like a broken record at this point but it's true!) and humid, which fogs up your glasses the minute you step outside, which is not fun when it's super bright and you can't see anything!

still hitting the gym while we can - today was spinning and tomorrow it's a special 90 minute Zumba.  i may die but it'll be fun!

hope you are all well!!

xoxo