From the pulsating souq of Tunis to the indulgence of quiet reading

... will be the title of my next blog entry! I've been sitting here for nearly three hours and realizing that in effect, what I wrote would be far too long to publish on a blog for everybody to read. So I will rather take back the text to my modest budget room by a USB pin I bought just this moment (2 GB for 80 kroner, and a good brand as well!), finish it up with the more agreeable facilities provided by my dear laptop, make a condensed version for the blog, and publish it tomorrow morning :) And as well, I will create another blog where all the more lengthy versions will be published, for those really interested in my well-being :)

For now, suffice to say that I am on my fifth day here in Tunisia, and I am thoroughly enjoying myself, truly detached from daily life in Norway and cooling off (well, not in terms of sweating constantly when outside at any time between twelve and four in the afternoon...). I have visited the wonderful souq of Tunis, initiated a book + CD course in reading, writing and speaking Arabic, rencountered old friends, attended a barbeque party, spent an entire day on the beach, travelled by louage with the local population, and spent some wonderful time simply reading.

The picture you see above is from the day I spend with friends at a wonderful beach, secluded from others by us hiring a boat to take us to a little-known location inaccessible by car.

More to come tomorrow! Promise!