3rd day in Yemen

I woke up at about lunch time (my first good sleep since I arrived there). And got dressed, put on LOTS of sunscreen, and packed my bag full of candy, crackers, and some SHARP cheddar. I left the hotel and got a ride to the bottom of the road that lead up the mountain and over the side. Now all I had to do was find someone to drive me OVER the first mountain on the bumpy dirt trail. LUCKILY someone pulled over as soon as I raised my thumb. Because it was SO HOT out that I am certain I would have shriveled up into a dry heep of dust within moments. I sat SILENT for the first part but I started getting bored so I asked a woman sitting in the front seat what her name was (in arabic). No one answered, they were probably surprised that I could speak to them because all I saw was a quick glance between the two of them. A while later the woman answered "Ameera". After the awkward silence I decided not to talk anymore! We got to the bottom of THAT hill and we came to a giant river thing. I hopped out of the car just before it sped away, a big gray cloud of dust trailing behind. I skipped down to the GIANT pool of water and decided the best way across was to swim. I dived into the shallow wadable water and doggy paddled all the way across (for dramatic effect). I reached the other side stood up and started on my way up a small hill, the small hill soon turned into a large hill, then a small mountain, than a LARGE MOUNTAIN! When I finally reached the top I realized the sun was beginning to go down and I had no way of getting home! Let alone enough time before dark to get back down the mountain! As I had learned in school I decided to stay calm, set up my tent I just happened to have with me and eat all my snacks I had in my bag. By the time the sun was just perching on the top of the mountains I was FREAKING OUT! I had never done ANYTHING like this!!! But I knew that everything would be ok as long as I stayed warm and in my tent. I watched the sun set and all the people (who looked like ants from where I was) slowly disapear. After the sun had set and everything had gone quiet I realized this was JUST like camping! Since I couldn't see anything I decided I would just go to sleep. I would guess that when I finally fell asleep it was about one or two in the morning. But at least I made it through the night!!!