Thursday, March 25, 2010
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Some thoughts
As this class comes to a close, I would like to write about a few things I have learned beyond الأفعال and الكلمات.
I suppose I've always known this to some extent, but the other day it struck me with unprecedented clarity:
I was listening to music in my room and suddenly had an urge to listen to Fairuz. As I was enjoying the music it occurred to me that a few weeks prior, I hadn't liked Fairuz's music much at all. Now the long, foreign songs were familiar and beautiful. That was when it hit me that we like what we are familiar with. When I first heard Haifa Wehbe I liked her right away. Though her language and style differs from American pop, it is very similar. Although both Haifa and Fairuz are across the world, Fairuz's music sounded like it. Now it is familiar enough that I crave it. Similarly, the arabic language no longer sounds so incredibly strange and foreign. The Arab World is no longer something completely unknown to me. The idea of it no longer brings a hint of fear.
I have always considered myself open minded and tolerant, but I have now moved, on the topic of the Arab World, from open/tolerant to understanding/embracing.
The world if full of so many wonderful and different cultures. I hope I'll be able to gain a greater understanding of this one and many, many more.
I suppose I've always known this to some extent, but the other day it struck me with unprecedented clarity:
I was listening to music in my room and suddenly had an urge to listen to Fairuz. As I was enjoying the music it occurred to me that a few weeks prior, I hadn't liked Fairuz's music much at all. Now the long, foreign songs were familiar and beautiful. That was when it hit me that we like what we are familiar with. When I first heard Haifa Wehbe I liked her right away. Though her language and style differs from American pop, it is very similar. Although both Haifa and Fairuz are across the world, Fairuz's music sounded like it. Now it is familiar enough that I crave it. Similarly, the arabic language no longer sounds so incredibly strange and foreign. The Arab World is no longer something completely unknown to me. The idea of it no longer brings a hint of fear.
I have always considered myself open minded and tolerant, but I have now moved, on the topic of the Arab World, from open/tolerant to understanding/embracing.
The world if full of so many wonderful and different cultures. I hope I'll be able to gain a greater understanding of this one and many, many more.
الإفازة الربيع
أريد إجازة ربيع أن تجيء ولكن لا أريد سف اللغة العربية أن ينت٠ي. من سوف يقرأء بلوجي؟ من سوف يدرّسي اللغة العربية؟ سوف أغتقد سفي. طوال إجازة ربيع سوف أطبخ و سوف أشاهد
افلام و سوف أقراء. سوف هو ممتع
افلام و سوف أقراء. سوف هو ممتع
Friday, March 19, 2010
مدرسة
اليوم مدرستي ظنت أن كانا زعلانين في سف ولكن لم يكونوازعلانين. يكونوا تعبانين. لا يريدون هي أن تشعر بحزن. ّشذى مدرسة جيدة. أحب شذى أن تعود و تدرّسنا في السنه القادمه. تعلمت كثيراً من شذى. لا أحب مدرس جديد. أظن هي تفقدها زوج و لا تحب الجو في مونت فرنون. لا تحب الحشرات و الرحلة الطويل. نحب شذى كتيرا و نظن هي المدرسة جيدة جدا
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
دونيا
.((شاهدت الفلم ((دنيا: لا قبلتني على عيوني
هذا الفلم عربي. رقاصة في الفلم.
اسمها دونيا. دونيا خطبت لرجل. أحب أغنية في الفلم. هي في راسي دائما
في الفلم معلم رقص عقول راس و كتف و يد و ذراع. شعرت بسعيدة لأن فهمت الكلمات
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
هايتي
أنا مشغولة هذا الأسبوع مع نادي الطلاب. نريد أن نساعد لأن أناساكثيرين ماتوا. نريد أن نحمع الغلوى الفلوس لنماعد الناس في هايتي. عندي صديقة من هايتي.هي تفقد أسرتها
Sunday, March 14, 2010
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