Five days until departure day. Matt asked me last night if there is anything I want to do before we leave. In my head I answered, "Fast forward through the next five days!" We still have a few loose ends to tie up. I have to be tested for glaucoma, we still have some clothing to pack, we need to decide which Arabic study materials we will actually study while we're in the States, etc.
Our wonderful Laura who lives with us now came home from a long day yesterday and said she wanted to watch Maya for us so we could go on a date. It's been too long since we went on a date, so we jumped at the chance and had a great time. When we arrived at the mall (where we ate and saw a movie) the place was packed with Brazil football fans! We had forgotten about the game! It was crazy--every restaurant has either multiple big flat screen tv's set up, or a huge screen that they are projecting onto. Many of the people were decked out in their Brazil fan-gear. We caught about the last 8 or so minutes and it ended in a tie. Many, many people from here have immigrated to Brazil, so there is a special connection for the people. No one is really cheering for the U.S. (except us, of course). They play tonight against Ghanna. . . we're pumped! The World Cup is a good distraction from the waiting and the U.S. team has done well this year. I will never start packing 15 days ahead of a trip again! It's way less stress this way, but it just feels like the waiting is longer this way too. But five days! It's really going to fly by fast now! (In Sha Allah!)
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