And here it is, New Years eve in Sana'a, watching the Simpsons and pondering whether or not I am going to go to the NYE black and white party. As of this minute, not really sure. there actually are some good things on TV, even if I have seen them before.
I am leaving Yemen in a week and two days. I have another week to pack up my UAB (which will be sent to me in California) and then live out of suitcases for a week or two. It is still warm and sunny during the day here in Sanaa, but it looks like Capitola is rather chilly nowadays.
So what am I feeling and thinking these last days? While I am happy to be leaving, I am also sad that I didn't get a chance to really live here. Instead, I have lived in this warped universe of armoured vans, our little village, and our very confined existence. While I am not really that close to anyone here, I do have some friends (or at least the beginning of friendships, now about to be put on hold). There are a few people I really don't like, but for the most part, people are okay. Sometimes I wish I had been more outgoing, but for the most part, I've been fine with being somewhat of a recluse. My social time is during the day when I work in my crowded little office. Eveningtime is my time for online socializing, studying Arabic, sleeping, etc.
Mainly it just feels like time has passed rather slowly. Even this last week is dawdling. I know that my life can be more fun, I just had a really nice visit to Dubai and the time went quite quickly. But here, in my little cocoon, time goes slowly. So I will go to the party for a while, maybe dance a little, and then come back and sleep some more.
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