Kuwait
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Next Trip
Weekend It took me quite a while to get everything figured out for my next adventure. We have a 4 day weekend next weekend but I have decided not to travel and to take the time to relax and clean house. That means that the next time I travel will be our spring break in April. I will head to Greece for a week. It’s not as much time as I would like, but I can always go back again later to explore more islands and the northern area or Greece. I arrive late at night, just in time to get to the hotel. The next day I will have…
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I learned an interesting fact
Weekend I was recently speaking with a friend of mine about some of the changes we are hoping to see in Canada under the new Federal Government. Somethings we are hoping stay the same with the new government. We arrived onto the topic of TFSAs (Tax-Free Savings) and investing money. This is when I learned my new interesting fact. In Islam, it is against people’s beliefs to gain interest. I wanted to know more. As far as I knew people were not keeping their life savings in piles of cash under the bed. My friend told me that they keep money in the bank and that money gains interest. The…
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Shopping and Bargaining
Weekend I went out last night with one of my Canadian-Kuwaiti friends. We took to one of the main streets in Salmiya for some gossip and some shopping and bargaining when we should have been headed for the gym. Three hours of walking around carrying bags are just like 1 hour in a gym class, right? In more traditional shops bargaining is the norm. I’m a bad bargainer. Unless I know I am being taken for a ridiculous ride, I like to see the price, pay it, and get out. She does not. She knows what she wants and she knows the value of it and will fight until she…