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so... a request to update from some gutless anonymity. show yourself!

has it really been a month? and even that update was behind time. well let me try and explain myself.
i did spent a week trying to upload some pics to this site but was frustratingly unsuccesful. so much so that i gave up with the internet thing for at least another week. also, tunisia has been full on. straight into an arabic course that is turning my hair grey and challenging my dreams of intelligence that i once held so dear. now what do i possibly have to offer the world... my occasional politeness and relaxed way of life given the right circumstances? my jolly laughter and wack sense of humour that often gets carried away or else appeals only to the like minded few who arent in positions of power anyway? *sob*. how did i get here? don't worry, dismiss these words and send them to hell. (a line from our tunisien tour guide, Taiyeb, regarding the troublesome ware sellers that relentlessly prey on often weary but sometimes vulnerbale tourists.)

also, im trying to organise a tour through libya on my way to egypt against all odds. the road to libya is beset with arab laziness, Ghadafi craziness, and words of discouragement from all corners of the globe. but i will keep trying, my final option before succumbing to the commercialised skies will be to buy a camel and trade my way through the sahara with a beduin caravan or else search for a Ben Ali 5 star cruise (or any half sea worthy trawler) willing to take my to Egypt. but let me try and update you on some goings on here in the ideas capital (yes, 'libya and algeria have oil but tunisia has ideas HaHaa!!!!' as Taiyeb would have us believe) of the magreb.

after the excitements of christmas, our tour to the south, Eid al-Adha and then New Yaers i have some down time - although it really should be spent doing homework. so lets see what i can write. if its not much its becuase i dont like you and have to do homework.

xo