Rest in Peace

Before I say anything, I just want to mention my friend from Drake, Ben Backstrom. He was the victim of a violent crime and died last night in the hospital. He was a fantastic guy and he and I would always share conversations over Rolling Rocks in the bar. I was like him in Middle School, kind of dorky, picked on a lot and I knew he had a rough time at Drake at times. I could have been there for him more and I needed to be and for that Benny, I am sorry. Rest in peace Benny boy, all of us at Drake will miss you very much, you were a phenomenal guy and had so much to offer everyone around you.

Now, I'd like to talk a little bit about the TV series here which honestly, are just hilarious. There is one channel that my family always switches on when we have friends or family over called Zweina Balidna which translates to "Our Nation's Pride." Basically, all it is is a bunch of video clips of the Jordanian military and King Abdullah II with Arabic music in the background. I actually saw my host dad, Amaar, on the channel one time marching with the military, great stuff. WWE Raw (wrestling) is also very popular here, not so much with my family but if there is ever a good match on, cafes will switch it on and people get really into it. The majority of people here get confused when you tell them it's fake so I've stopped bursting their bubble; they are very passionate about their wrestlers. Also, Egypt is kind of the Hollywood of the Middle East and the majority of their movies are just ridiculous. Usually, people get drunk off of one drink, sex is usually this dirty, secretive act, and there's some form of hashish (pot, green, grass, Mary Jane, Marijuana) in every movie, very funny stuff.

My ISP is coming along well, I have about 22 pages written consisting of the Introduction, the Methodology, and the Findings which are the chunkier parts of the ISP so now I just have to do my Literature Review, Conclusion, Bibliography, Appendices, etc. No worries, it's all coming along smoothly.