Back to school

We're all back to school this week.. I'm probably the happiest of us all ;) i took three classes at the UC this semester and have great teachers. I hope to be very inspired having design foundation and materials and systems. Can't wait either to begin painting!! School will always be the best thing that happened to me:)

Ramdan this year..

So August 1st this year was Ramadan 1st. For those who are still wondering what that charabia is, it is very simple. In Islam, the months of the year are calculated by the moon, not the sun, since thousands of years. One of those months is called Ramadan. During that month, muslims fast from sunrise to sun down. No, it is not freaking hard :) and yes, winters are easier than summers since the day is shorter.

I was surprised this year, while doing my usual search on google, that some websites had pretty good info about how fasting affect our bodies in a good way. http://www.marksdailyapple.com/health-benefits-of-intermittent-fasting/

I still remember how, in high school, it used to be our word against the whole group of students AND all the teachers that fasting is fine! They used to think that we are going to die lol.. I really heard that more than once ;) and don't tell me about the teachers who would try to make you eat by force...

There is also this website about fast-a-thons. Muslims and non-muslims alike would fast to raise money for charity. Isn't that AWESOME?!! Check it out! http://www.altmuslim.com/a/a/b/1838/

And, just so you know, we don't MAKE kids fast ( i used to really want to do it at 8-9 of age) it's kind of neat to do something with a whole group, watch and remind each other and finally have a nice dinner with the family. One of the very important things we learn with the fast is patience. When I was young, everytime me or my brother would get on each others nerves, we'll try to say "God, i am fasting" and that would remind us not to say or act in a hurting way to each other.