A New Decade in the Same Kuwait (and pics!)

I've never really believed in New Year's Resolutions. It always seemed to me I'd be setting myself up for failure. I suppose I casually set goals for myself throughout the year. And attempts for life improvements are such a natural decision after living gluttonously for the month of December that the first week of January seems like a good time to, I don't know, exercise, eat better, sleep regular hours, limit desserts and caffeine, and anything else that quietly hurt my body during that last month of the decade. The point...not quite sure...yeah, the year is new; Kuwait is still relatively new; but I feel oddly (well, i don't know how odd it is) comfortable here (it sounds stranger than it actually is - living in the Middle East for two years in a dry country, no car, no phone line, and no shower curtain (getting that fixed real soon, despite many bathrooms are not meant to have a shower curtain)) Some forget how Westernized Kuwait is compared to Saudi Arabia, Jordan, or Oman. It's not as difficult as it sounds (knock on wood) - shower curtain or not. Though, it can get boring. Kuwait's are one-third the population here, helping soften the culture shock since most everything is written in English. A majority of the restaurant and store employees are Filipino, cab drivers are often Pakistani or Bangladeshi, and most of my co-workers are Canadian or American. I have not at all needed my Arabic phrase book.

I feel like I should have more to write about. So much has happened...but lately it's been easier to take new events and happenings in stride. Hopefully this link to my flickr page will suffice for my lack of blogs :) http://www.flickr.com/photos/46021863@N06/