Sunny Sudan

Well, I have now been in Sudan for about a week. Life is pretty tough here, the weather is warm, everything is clean, they have pizza and the best shistaooks and ice cream I have had in a while. The cost of living is a bit higher than it is in Uganda, but still a lot lower than in Canada. There are UN sanctions (think oil for food program) here so it is difficult to get some foriegn things, or to send money abroad, but people seem to find a way around it. The African Union Summit was held here last week so we got a three day holiday, there was also a curfew in Khartoum, fortunately for me I live across the river in Omdurman. The city is ancient (re: battle of Omdurman with Gordon), and not densely populated which is great. The people are oh so friendly and very willing to help me learn Arabic in exchange for English tutoring... I think the year will be fantastic, inshallah.

Trivia Question of the day: Who is the infamous person who used to live in a part of Khartoum now called Riyadh??

# posted by mj @ Thursday, January 26, 2006