Good morning world. It is a good morning because I don’t start class for another hour, and then that’s me done for the day. Admittedly I think I preferred that sensation on Wednesdays like I had last term, but in a way this is better. I’ve spent the last 4 days being completely knackered and so the lie-in was most welcome.

I have sweaty windows. Which isn’t a nice sight to wake up to, mostly because I can’t see the weather outside. By sweaty I mean that overnight they get covered in the condensation that comes with me being alive, and it’s just a horrible sight, like the house is slowly dying.

And on that happy note, I have class. But more later so no worries.

Does anyone else get stressed?

Trick question there. Of course you all get stressed, even if you don’t know it. Here is what Google has to say to define ‘stress’

From the few (well, none) e-mails that I have received on the subject, I have divined that you, the reading public are either really behind or really up-to-date on current events in North Africa at present.

Firstly let me say that here in Fes, aside from all the rain, we’re ok.

Now, isn’t it an amazing although not exactly positive time to be alive. Within the space of a month, two North African governments have either been overthrown or completely reshuffled. The strength of the people has been shown to it’s fullest and unfortunately most chaotic. And of course there are talks of Jordan following suit, along with several other countries who are politically unstable.

The cause of the controversy is the cost of living, which in parts of North Africa has become unbearable. The tipping point in Tunisia came in mid-December when a fruit seller set himself alight in the street after his fruit was confiscated because he had no licence to sell it. He was hailed as a martyr and from there the rebellion blossomed into the affair it is now. Egyptians quickly followed suit.

Politics does not normally interest me very much, principally because I don’t understand a lot of it, and I am hugely against taking a standpoint without knowing all the facts. But even if you are that person, I urge you to keep up-to-date with this. And I wish the best to my friends who are currently studying in Alexandria, in Egypt, and I hope that they keep safe.

For the latest news, a good source is of course the BBC News Homepage.

I walked home in the rain, because I like the rain, and it was a nice temperature, and I love my walk home. What I do not like is when people drive past and drench you, especially on what is essentially a dual carriageway, with nothing in the other lane. That’s just cruel and unusual.

I do like the rain here in Fes, but they don’t do it by halves. After only a few hours of rain everywhere is up to its eyeballs in the stuff. There were points where I had no choice but to walk in water a few inches deep because there physically was no way around it. I do prefer rain that tries hard though. I hate going out in rain which is doing just slightly more than spitting, but less than real rain. The kind which gets you just more than damp, but not soaked.

The problem with this rain is that it just doesn’t try hard enough. Spitting is the world deciding if rain is a good idea, and it’s ok because you get a bit damp, but you dry off quickly enough. And when it tips it down on you at least you know that you’re good and wet and that’s the way it is. And once you’re good and wet it’s normally alright really (provided you’re not freezing cold as well, but that’s your own silly fault for not watching the weather forecast). In-between rain is the worst because it’s like it’s decided to just make your life a little bit suckier. You’re not soaked, but you’re not dry for the next hour either, and you know it.

That is my final say on the matter. Better soaked than damp and dreary.

Today has tired me out. Class from 8 til 12 followed by a walk to the old medina and some hard haggling for a birthday present for someone special. Then more class, and then finally exercise and homework once I made it back here. I’ve only just finished.

I’m also a bit sad because I was expecting messages which I haven’t got.

However, let us not forget that good things have happened. For example, there is a new series of Being Human on, although I can’t really watch it. More than anything because I’ll probably go to sleep halfway through due to my tiredness. Early night tonight for me I think.

I have nothing else to say, so here is a picture for you.