Money talk and other random stories!

Hope everyone is enjoying their weekend! I slept in two hours yesterday! Yep woke up at 7AM. 

We went to church Friday-The Lighthouse Church. The service was a welcome service for all of the new teachers in Kuwait. The preacher, who's from Danville, VA, talked about how it was started for ex-pats, therefore everyone has a different denominational background and that we should be flexible with our worship. We might hear things we're not used to, but it's just part of attending an international church. 

On a side note...We also discussed the violence and protests that have been occurring at US Embassies in the Middle East. For starters, don't be worried! We are safe! If there are any security threats to Americans, they will put us on the first flight out of here! Secondly, keep in mind that those few extremists do not represent all Muslims and the culture we are living in. And lastly, what we discussed in church-we all just need to love one another-Arabs, Americans, Christians and Muslims : ) Less ignorance and more education would go a long way!

Anyway, Friday night was movie night/lesson planning party!

Two first year teachers' exciting Friday night! 

Once I get used to my schedule at school, I'll be able to do all of my planning during my breaks and not bring my work home! 

 Ready for a money lesson?? Here are two photos of Kuwaiti Dinar or KD. The notes are 20, 10, 5, 1, 1/2, and 1/4. For change, 1 KD is equal to 1,000 fills (cents). The coins are for 100, 50, 20, 10 and 5 fills. So the 1/2 note is 500 fills and the 1/4 note is 250 fills.

English side

Arabic side

One KD is equal to 3.5671 US Dollars. I try not to convert prices to US Dollars, because some things are so expensive. I bought as maxi skirt  cardigan for 20KD...I wish there was a Target here! Groceries are about the same as in the US. We usually spend 15KD a week. Some take-out places are really cheap like the local shwarma place (Lebanese take-out) and Indian take-out. Both are under 2 KD for a two people and a lot of food! Also everything delivers here! Check out this website: http://www.6alabat.com/kw/en/home It's where everyone orders food from. 

Now for the hot water story...It's not our proudest moment! 

So we have had cold and hot water since we've been here. The hot water wasn't what we were used to, but we still took showers and did the dishes. My 5AM showers were not quite as hot as I would have liked, but nothing to really complain about. Then we discovered this: 

The one that's lit up is our hot water heater switch!! We had it off the whole time! It's amazing how hot the water was without the heater! The other switches are light switches and the last one is for the washing machine. 

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