Comings and goings

Today I found out that there's a taxi hang-out near my gate. This means I don't have to walk (climb) all the way across campus to the main gate to get somewhere. But all the drivers get annoyed when they find out I want to go back to the other side of campus instead of the main gate, especially since I didn't know how to tell one of them where it was. Now I've got the golden words. ;-)

Feeling a little sad today because I found out that my grandfather passed away yesterday. He got sick just before I left. I really wanted to be there, but I guess this is just the way it was meant to be.

Yesterday evening I went to a small electronics shop to get a plug converter so I could charge my computer. The proprietor was so helpful, and even let me talk the price down from hardly anything. However I had to repeat the journey because I forgot I needed a converter with flat on both sides. We chatted for a while, and he told me he lives on the mountain, and drives into Beirut every day because he can't stand the heat and the noise. He gave me a plum and a peach from his garden, and also some cardboard boxes to prop up all the different plugs. Yes, I got some funny looks on the way back. He told me I wouldn't because people are always carrying boxes around to pack up and move!

More later...