Last Thursday night we celebrated Emma's 21st birthday. We would have celebrated it on her birthday, the 30th, but she was still throwing up from her sickness, so we decided to surprise her with a small party the following day. My host sister and her friends planned it all... all I had to do was bring Emma on a short walk and be back around 8pm.
When we got back, the living room had been transformed! The table was covered with plates of cookies and chips and they had hung streamers across the walls. A large speaker was blearing music and when we entered the room, the boys had shaving cream ready to spray us with. We were all covered in it, and began attacking each other with the spray bottles. It was just a small group of us, mostly Fati's guy friends and a few of her girlfriends. We danced a lot and when we got tired, we lit sparklers. Fati, my host sister, brought out the cake, and we all sang happy birthday. Everyone was so excited for Emma and wanted to take pictures with her. I don't think many Americans expect to spend their 21st birthday in a Muslim country where drinking is haram, but somehow, drinks were unnecessary... It will definitely be a night to remember!
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| Cutting the cake! |
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| Trying to feed Emma! |
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| Fati and me eating cake after exhausted from dancing! |
