Today, the 1st of October, we have been in the desert for two weeks. We are still not used to the heat, the flies or the long greetings in Hassanyia “Jekel leebas”. But we are starting to understand the rhythm of the everyday life here in the camps.
The three of us live in different families placed close together in Layouune refugee camp, in the a part called Boccra.
A day in life:
- We get up at 7oclock to eat breakfast and get ready for work. The three of us work as English and informatics teachers in a nearby school. Our students, mainly girls, are secretaries for distribution of food and other items for the families in Layouune.
- After work we go home and eat the main meal, the most common foods are couscous, camel or goat meat and rice.
- At five o'clock we have lessons in Hassanyia, a dialect of Araic. The language is necessary to know as not everybody speaks Spanish.
The gaps in the day when we are not working or studying are spent with the families. We get offered tea all the time. This is a ritual that can take up to an hour or two. The tea can be a challenge for us Norwegians since it basically consists of sugar. But at the same time, the tea is a nice break in the day, a time to chat and relax with our families and new friends.
We will not be able to update this blog as much as we would have wanted due to a somewhat fragile internet service.
We are having a great time here, so (family and friends) please do not worry.
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