Lightning

The third week of Ramadan is coming to its end and fasting during the day has become a habit for the locals. People are much more active during the day.

Last night there was a lightning spectacle during hours without thunder or rain. It seems that when winter starts, storms in the coastal areas are very common and you can see the light flashes until here. This is amazing, as the region where it must have been storming is at least a few hours by car. During the night we had some rain, the remains of the storm. At 7 o’clock in the morning it was “only” 21°C in the house. That’s 5° less than the days before.

Still everything is to happen after the “Eid”. That means it can be 2 weeks up to some months.

Sometimes I think : Let this Eid be over very quickly, because I have some things to be done and delivered. It’s a pleasant time, though, this celebration of the end of Ramadan. And, afterwards, work will start not only in the house, but also in the fields. The olives need to be collected.

Haven’t got my “Zbieb” yet. It is a matter of a few days at the most. Before the “Eid” ;-)

For the rest of the week, we have been to Halab (Aleppo) to try to get the necessary administration done for my residence permit. The administration is extremely heavy here. You need a lot of courage and energy to get something done, as they keep sending you from one desk to another. 2 days, we spent in Halab and it is not done yet. Tomorrow, we need to go and see the Head of police in Damascus. Once, we have the OK from him, all is fine, but I’m sure this will take again a lot of time and energy and I would be amazed that 1 day and 1 visit to the capital is enough. The best way of coping with this, is to put your mind on zero and go for it.

That's all for this week, I’m afraid. Everything else, still as usual. The crickets, the cucumbers, the children, the house…