Strange day

Today is a strange day. The weather is crazy: sometimes it is sunny, and sometimes it is cloudy. I don't know if is better to go to the beach or go for a walk.

To the beach or for a walk, this is the problem!

How it is to walk in the Middle East (1) Jeddah & Alexandria.

Hi,
I`m a not so proud Egyptian. Later in this passage you'll find out why this lack of pride exists.
I was born in Jeddah, a beautiful city in Saudi Arabia, with the school and the government keeping the word Egyptian next to my name all the time. I had no problems what so ever growing up with my Saudi Friends and neighbors, and no one has ever made me feel like I didn`t belong. However, when I went to Egypt for college, and after a couple of years and making a few good Friends, I still Feel Like an outsider. My Egyptian friends laugh at my pronunciation of some words and they never stopped calling me "Saudi".
Egypt With all the things you know about is a huge lie. It`s simply a land where you are not free to do anything with out every single person judging you. They even try to keep you from doing what you want, by all possible means, even if it means cracking your skull.
You will probably wonder how this is coming from a man who lived in one of the most closed minded communities ever, KSA. Here`s the thing that will shock you: Jeddah`s people respect each other`s personal space more than a lot of liberal countries, they mind their own business and are very open minded about lots of things such as homosexuality. when most Egyptians are very aggressive against men wearing pink, and stupid things like girls wearing Hijab or not, and Girls riding bikes or motorcycles.
Any way, I`ll be writing about a few things I learned about the middle east from traveling around and going to a few cities and countries in this damned spot of the globe.

What song are you into?

Recently, I've been listening to a lot of English songs. I love them. The music is part of my life, So I'm gonna ask you guys, what songs are you into? and what songs would you recommend to me.

Pride and Prejudice

Recently I set myself the challenge of reading a famous book called "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen. It was tricky as it was one of the first classics I'd ever attempted to read in English (the first being A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens, which I lost interest in and promptly gave up on).

However, I wouldn't let myself be deterred from reading classics! I knew that after I'd finished I would feel very accomplished in my (still lacking) English skills.

I researched classics, and found out that Pride and Prejudice is a good one to start with. I read a lot of classics in Russian and quite a few modern novels in English (in order to expand my vocabulary, plus books aren't always translated). I figured I would just have to get myself into a good mindset, read the book and... hopefully succeed. Or at least not fail spectacularly. It took me about 5 weeks to read the book, which is pretty good in my opinion.


I knew I'd get confused, so as I was reading, I kept at hand both a dictionary and a family tree I'd found online so I could look up words and characters. It started out slowly, but once I'd got past the 100 page mark I found myself starting to understand the story and identify strongly with Elizabeth Bennet, the protagonist, and hating Lydia, Lizzie's annoying younger sister. I still had to concentrate extremely hard, however, to the point of my actually getting headaches. There were many passages I had to reread over again 4 or 5 times as many of the words just, if I use this phrase correctly, went in one ear and out the other.

Another thing that I found a little confusing but also interesting, was some of the words were spelt differently. For example, "showed" became "shewed", and the number "twenty-one" was "one and twenty". In addition, they said things like "He is come" rather than "he has come". Fortunately I caught on pretty quick to these little differences.

Overall, I really enjoyed the book, and it was a struggle at times but the internet and sheer concentration helped me out a lot. I am now, officially, in love with Mr Darcy :D But I am conflicted because I love him and Lizzie's relationship so much ^^

I may check out another Jane Austen book, when I have the time and the patience. For now maybe I'll just read a fluffy contemporary novel to recover from the strain it had on my brain.

I'd like it if anyone could recommend me classic books that aren't super long and difficult ^^ thank you))

what song are you into?

recently, I'm listening to a lot of English songs. I love it. Music is part of my life. so I'm gonna ask you guys "what songs are you into?". and what song would you recommend me?