Really High

Salt Lake City's altitude is 4,226 feet.
Denver (the Mile High City)'s altitude is 5,280 feet.
Sana'a, Yemen's altitude is 7,220 feet. 2,220 meters That's really high.

I was looking up altitude sickness and they said that it usually doesn't cause people many problems until 2,400 meters. Well, that's really close. Some of the symptoms which I have felt have been lack of appetite, fatigue, light-headedness, shortness of breath, and drowsiness. They all come in waves, but they are getting shorter and further apart. However, I do live on the 5th floor of an elevator-less building, so some of those "symptoms" may never really go away.

School's been going good and I've been able to see some more of the city. Today we went to Al-Bait Al-Sanani (The Sanani House). It's this replica of what a traditional Yemeni house looks like. It is even more clear to me now that EVERY house in Yemen is about 4 stories high, narrow, and have no elevators. But the views from the top are amazing. I still just cannot get over the beauty of this city. The architecture just blows my mind every time I get another chance to be on a rooftop. Here are some more pictures of this amazing city.





Here are some pictures from the Sanani House we visited today. Every house here has a 'mufraj' which is sort of just a living room. They have cushions on the floor against the wall for people to sit on. This is where the entertaining, sheesha smoking (water pipe) and qat chewing is often done. It is usually the top floor of the house and is also usually the most decorated and it also usually has those beautiful stained glass windows. I vowed today to one day have my very own mufraj. Also there's a picture of my teacher and another teacher showing us some typical weapons found in any house. Don't worry, they're not trying to kill Americans.