Wadjda: Saudi Arabia

Wadjda: My Visit With Wadjda

Day 1

I stepped off of the plane and got ambushed with extreme heat and dry sand. I walked up to Wadjda and introduced myself and she showed me around her house. It was small, but very cute, next she showed me her kitchen. After that we had dinner on the floor, rice, nan, spicy sauce and smoothies to stop the extreme spiciness of the sauce. My bed was a small cot in the corner.

Day 2

In the morning we had oatmeal and then we went off to school. The school was a small and worn out building where all of the girls wore black scarfs. After school we went back to her house where we did homework and after that we had dinner and went to bed.

Day 3

We woke up early, 6:00 and we went down to the little shops lining the street. After that she introduced me to some of her friends. Next we went straight to school. On the way back we walked home with Abdula.

Day 4

When morning came we rode our bikes all around her town. We saw buildings being built, store owners selling and boys biking too, but no girls. Some people looked a little surprised that two girls were riding bikes, but we didn't care.

Day 5

On my last day there I packed my bags and left on the big airplane. On the way back to California I thought back on the trip and how much I loved it but I was glad to be going back home now.