Feels Like Home

Well, my apartment FINALLY feels homey......after literally 2 weeks of shopping! Addie, Gillian and I bought out Ikea one night and miraculously fit it all in Gillian's TINY compact car, along with two other people!!!

After hitting up some of the big malls and then A LOT of the local markets such as Al Mubarakeya (which I recommend taking someone with you who knows the place, else you will definitely get lost amongst the hundreds of stalls...), my place feels like a home instead of a hotel. I bought a bunch of different textiles, a lamp, some pillows, and a bookshelf - what a difference! :) Before and after photos........

Alright on to answering some questions.......for those of you who have been asking for my mailing address: DO NOT send any type of package through the regular mailing system. The postal system here is, well quite simply, corrupt. It takes weeks and weeks to arrive in Kuwait, and then sits in the post office until one of the workers decides to finally sort through the mail, goes through the package and then takes whatever is in it. It will never arrive at its final destination = I will never receive it. If it is just a letter or a card, then the regular postal system is fine, but if they feel anything other than a letter or card, it will disappear. The ONLY way to send packages, is through either FedEx or DHL. It will cost a fortune though, so don't feel bad for not sending it! My mailing address is:

Miss Lisette Lively

c/o American Creativity Academy

Al Muthana St, Block 6, Hawally

PO Box 1740, Kuwait, 32018

Onto questions about my school.....well, the whole idea of Kuwait "time" holds true to my school as well!


Yes, that is a picture of my Arabic clock. LOL! As of right now, I still have a completely empty classroom, and no one seems to care, not even slightly! No desks, no chairs, no teacher desk & chair, no shelves, no whiteboard, no bulletin boards.......just four walls and a tiled floor. So HOPEFULLY ("insha'allah" as they say here....meaning 'God willing') there will be furniture by Sunday, our first day of class! LOL! One can only laugh at this point.....this year will definitely be an adventure for sure. A huge positive - It's soooo nice to have windows in my classroom that open, and the building is a very open-air concept because it never rains here, so the halls are open to the courtyard. It's a bit hot right now, but once winter comes, the cooler, fresh air all the time will be great! :) I'm hoping to post some pics of my school, but I need to first gain permission.

We had the beginnings of a sandstorm yesterday, but it quickly blew over. I was greatly disappointed. I am holding out for a big one to come and then I'll post some pics and maybe video if I can figure out how to get the battery back into my camcorder. I took it out, but for some reason, it will not go back in! Oh and for all you Mac users out there.....if anyone knows and can email instructions to me on how to import a Quicktime video clip from a regular digital camera into iMovie, I will be forever indebted to you!!!

That's all for now! :)