The participants of SUSI program on "US Culture and Society" were on a six day tour to Colorado and New Mexico in the last week. The tour was fascinating to me because it provided valuable first hand information on the cultural and regional diversity of America. It gave us a thrilling mountaineering experience at Pikes Peak,
and an opportunity to visit Taos Pueblo, where the American Indians, settled for years without much changes in their cultural traditions.
The tour was memorable for me as the Ramzan, the month of fasting for Muslims, began on Sunday, 29 June, 2014. Aby, Muhammad, Mai, and I have been observing the fast. As the schedule for food change during the month of Ramzan, the first day will be of some inconvenience. At the same time, it was on the first day of Ramzan that we visited Garden of the Gods, and a hike to Pikes Peak.
Some of our friends took a short path, whereas others opted for a longer trail, enjoying the climbing of some mountains and other natural landscapes. The hike was tedious for me because of the heat and fasting. But, I enjoyed the whole walk, mainly due to the sense of humour of Mauricio. As usual, Lidia was busy with photographs and she was daring enough to climb up to the tip of the mountain to get nice snaps. What made the trail fun is that 2 of our friends went missing for a short while before coming back.
After hiking, the group moved towards New Mexico. On the way, we stopped at Cactus Flower Mexican restaurant for lunch. For the first time, we four could not join for lunch. While all others were enjoying Mexican food, we had a heated discussion on the political conditions of Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria and India. We reached El Monte Sagrado Hotel in Taos by 6.00 pm. After check in, the group arrived in the hotel lobby for an evening walk in Tao Street. We, the four were eager to find out some supermarket to buy some drinks and snack for iftar (for breaking of the fast at the time of sunset). After a long walk, we four along with Nicoleta, Umut and Jacek found a supermarket named Smith’s and bought some drinks and fruits.
The first iftar party was scheduled in the balcony of my room. We four along with Jacek had a memorable Iftar party there. Iftar party was fruitful as serious inter-faith religious discussion was carried out between us. Mauricio and my then roommate Jorge joined the party later. We spent hours in the beautiful balcony of the hotel with mind blowing discussion on various topics that ranged between political system in Poland to striking affinities between Islam and Christianity.
and an opportunity to visit Taos Pueblo, where the American Indians, settled for years without much changes in their cultural traditions.
The tour was memorable for me as the Ramzan, the month of fasting for Muslims, began on Sunday, 29 June, 2014. Aby, Muhammad, Mai, and I have been observing the fast. As the schedule for food change during the month of Ramzan, the first day will be of some inconvenience. At the same time, it was on the first day of Ramzan that we visited Garden of the Gods, and a hike to Pikes Peak.
Some of our friends took a short path, whereas others opted for a longer trail, enjoying the climbing of some mountains and other natural landscapes. The hike was tedious for me because of the heat and fasting. But, I enjoyed the whole walk, mainly due to the sense of humour of Mauricio. As usual, Lidia was busy with photographs and she was daring enough to climb up to the tip of the mountain to get nice snaps. What made the trail fun is that 2 of our friends went missing for a short while before coming back.
After hiking, the group moved towards New Mexico. On the way, we stopped at Cactus Flower Mexican restaurant for lunch. For the first time, we four could not join for lunch. While all others were enjoying Mexican food, we had a heated discussion on the political conditions of Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria and India. We reached El Monte Sagrado Hotel in Taos by 6.00 pm. After check in, the group arrived in the hotel lobby for an evening walk in Tao Street. We, the four were eager to find out some supermarket to buy some drinks and snack for iftar (for breaking of the fast at the time of sunset). After a long walk, we four along with Nicoleta, Umut and Jacek found a supermarket named Smith’s and bought some drinks and fruits.
The first iftar party was scheduled in the balcony of my room. We four along with Jacek had a memorable Iftar party there. Iftar party was fruitful as serious inter-faith religious discussion was carried out between us. Mauricio and my then roommate Jorge joined the party later. We spent hours in the beautiful balcony of the hotel with mind blowing discussion on various topics that ranged between political system in Poland to striking affinities between Islam and Christianity.
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