tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5610405167146745617.post776259293024217160..comments2023-05-27T11:46:55.686+03:00Comments on Reflections from Maadi: Ramadan KareemDeborahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10249491905813918066noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5610405167146745617.post-85853242105909894282009-08-26T20:02:13.322+02:002009-08-26T20:02:13.322+02:00Great job describing Ramadan and thanks for the wi...Great job describing Ramadan and thanks for the wishes! :) I just found your blog and look forward to hearing your thoughts on Egypt!<br /><br />If you do plan to participate in Iftar, I would try to fast as long as possible, although even just half of day of no food or water can probably give you an idea. I find that that first day of no food or water is fine - it's the next 4 days where I get thirsty until my body adjusts and I properly drink enough at night!<br />Cooking isn't too bad while fasting, although my first year I did forget and taste the dishes once or twice! But, if you don't do it on purpose, it's basically ok.Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06168750409901638238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5610405167146745617.post-88812256304972427492009-08-22T20:50:52.404+02:002009-08-22T20:50:52.404+02:00Lauren-It does get earlier every year, due to the ...Lauren-It does get earlier every year, due to the differences in the Islamic lunar calendar and our solar calendar. Jeff just told me that it'll start in July next year. Can you imagine *that* temperature and no water?! Yikes!Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10249491905813918066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5610405167146745617.post-3114595259029286622009-08-22T20:49:01.073+02:002009-08-22T20:49:01.073+02:00ML-It changed Thursday night at midnight, and it d...ML-It changed Thursday night at midnight, and it did lessen the difference by one hour. Now, EST is 6 hours behind us.Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10249491905813918066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5610405167146745617.post-29194549084815649892009-08-22T20:20:10.718+02:002009-08-22T20:20:10.718+02:00Very interesting, thanks for sharing. You said so...Very interesting, thanks for sharing. You said something recently about your time changing. When does that occur and will it lessen the difference?MLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02547965252514772011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5610405167146745617.post-61687276350157998022009-08-22T19:44:02.755+02:002009-08-22T19:44:02.755+02:00Wow. I remember that! I guess it started a bit e...Wow. I remember that! I guess it started a bit earlier this year, as I believe it started right when we arrived in early September last year. One good thing about being pregnant at the time was that it was a free pass to eat/drink in public without seeming AS rude. Certainly I tried to keep it private though...especially on the subwayLauren https://www.blogger.com/profile/01451766886215555660noreply@blogger.com