Tabaski

Sorry, I'm getting less and less creative with these posts...So this past Tuesday we celebrated Tabaski which is the Muslim holiday celebrating the end of the hajj to pay tribute to the day that Abraham slaughtered a lamb instead of his son and to go around to friends and family and ask for forgiveness for your sins. At least this is what one of my extended family members explained to me. My family celebrated by slaughtering 8 goats on our roof. Yes, 8. We have a big family. So I got to see every step of the process from the goats wandering around on our terrace to being on my plate, that is definitely the freshest meat I will ever eat. I don't think I'm going to want to eat goat again any time in the near future, not that I particularly liked it anyway. We mostly spent the day watching the males of the family disect the goats and eating large platters of goat meat, heart, and liver. I can't fully appreciate the holiday since I'm not Muslim and it definitely left me craving some Christmas cheer, but it was nice to have the whole family at home in their new outfits. (My tailor has been backed up for weeks, it's a good thing I didn't miss the goats being slaughtered or I would really dislike this holiday.) I have some homework to finish up and then after our exams are over tomorrow we're going away for the night. This time next week I'll be on a plane to the U.S. It has flown by but I'm ready to get home and see my family and take a hot shower. Although, since I was wearing a fleece jacket in 75 degree weather yesterday I really don't think I'm prepared for the cold...