I spent 2 weeks living with this family that goes by Alhabibi as their last name. They are the most welcoming people, loving, completely genuine, humble.. I can't even stop describing how much living with this family change my life. I learned that happiness is relative to knowledge, and wealth and material things won't bring you closer to experiencing life to the fullest. Living with them I had to forget everything I had known as "comfort", they had no toilet, no shower (it was a tent with a bucket of water), no running water, no electricity, etc. They lived synched with nature, the cycle of the sun determined when to wake up, and when to go to sleep. Their livelihood is fully dependent on nature, animals give them food and in return they feed and care for them. The young girl that repeatedly appears holding her baby happened to be my age, and it just made me realize how people around the world experience life in completely different ways.  sharing milk with the calf and with the whole family  Osama and Fatima Zahra  Girl my age  donkey ride  getting water from the river  playing around  just like any big brother  inside of their house  inside the kitchen w grandma  Fatima was feeling a bit sick   beautiful landscapes  shower in the back, looks like a tent  grandpa at lunch  skinning a sheep  grandpa takes care of the killing since he's the eldest of the house  women help out in all aspects  removing the skin from the head to serve it with cous cous  traditional way of seating, there are no chairs  taking care of Fatima  beautiful portraits   braided intestines for dinner  getting the skewers ready  applying some "kohl" to look pretty  |
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