Today I went to Heather's cousin's house where her grandmother and cousin (Miral) made lunch. One dish was called mahshee which is zucchini stuffed with rice and meat. They had of course heard of my legendary appetite and kept offering me more and more. The picture is of Matal's son Hani, about 2 years old. Tonight Heather and her cousin Semma and I went to a place called Souk Jara, basically an upscale marketplace with a lot of vendors. At the end of the long line there was a sort of outdoor club where I heard a band playing Master of Puppets by Metallica which gave me a nice chuckle. After that we went to a bar that had a really nice view of the city. Semma was surprised when I told her that the drinks cost about twice as much as they do in the US. She said it was because alcohol has a big luxury tax, much I'm sure like tobacco in the US. Anyway, everyone's very excited that the World Cup has started and it should be fun to watch it here as everyone gets very into the game.