tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448221391904037524.post4787240680867614748..comments2023-10-30T09:02:23.015-07:00Comments on Life Called...: RamadanSamuel Gunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04066641925506157581noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448221391904037524.post-21979496375904149992007-09-25T07:52:00.000-07:002007-09-25T07:52:00.000-07:00One of my students is writing a paper on how her c...One of my students is writing a paper on how her community celebrates Ramadan - actually, she turned the paper in yesterday, and after your post I'm looking forward to reading hers even more.Bethanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08863307329650400799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448221391904037524.post-40829704225517584322007-09-23T08:14:00.000-07:002007-09-23T08:14:00.000-07:00First of all I want you to know I only registered ...First of all I want you to know I only registered so that I could comment on your posts. And secondly I want you to know that I thoroughly enjoy them. Their mild gentle, thougthful tone engages the reader and allows us to appreciate your new experiences in an intimate way.Maybe because I also did PC Morocco I feel a special affinity to your observations. <BR/>I recall in my first year I also chose to fast during Ramadan. I had no questions or reservations about why I was fasting. For me it was not religious. I needed to feel as best I could first hand what this was like. How do they feel during the day? What is ftor all about?...the latenight meal(forgot name)...and what is it like to get up before dark to have another meal. How could you relate unless you've been through it? <BR/>Anyway the questions of why am I doing Ramadan didn't come from within. People around me including some other PCVs and expats,found it bizarre. Because I lived in Rabat I had many friends from eastern European countries. They were totally baffled as to why I would ever even entertain the thought of participating in this ritual let alone actually do it.<BR/>So to you I say Bravo. I look forward to more of your musings. And your pictures...love those pics!Yborchildhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06111712612121236718noreply@blogger.com