Team no sleep is in full force over here. The clubs open at midnight and close at either 4 or 6 generally, so siestas are a necessity!
Friday we got all dolled up and went out. I wore about a half kilo of makeup and heels that made me want to change my gender, but it was worth it. Club promoters got all of the international students a good deal to get in (15 euro for the preparty and the club, including drinks), so the entire place was packed with foreigners.
And of course we stayed up until about 7am.
Saturday I was NOT in the mood to go out, but decided to go get Lebanese food with a couple friends. The restaurant is called Fanous, and it. was. amazazinga. What I thought would be a relatively quick dinner before heading home turned in to a 4 hour fiesta complete with a belly dancer, several toasts, and the best food I’ve had here so far.
Some of the people I’ve been spending the most time with here are Palestinian; we’re all international students. This particular evening was one guy’s last night here because he graduated, and one couple’s one year anniversary.
The evening’s entertainment was a belly dancer. She was absolutely beautiful! She came and danced around all the tables, and got some of our group to get up and dance with her! The theory of relativity may have come in to play here, because we made her look even better!
Afterwards we went outside the restaurant to their lounge. For those of you who have seen my apartment bedroom in Ames- it looked like that! There were tapestries everywhere and comfy spaces with hookahs on every table. It was a great way to spend a Saturday night.
And then I ended up staying out til 6am again.. how does this happen!?
TEAMNOSLEEP. Killin it.