Many of you will be familiar with Johnny's seasoning, a garlic salt used for breads and meat. It's easy to find in the USA, but impossible to find here in Tunisia. I don't even really care that much about Johnny's aside from the fact that you always want what you can't have when living abroad. While shopping in the states this past week, I purchased an 18oz. bottle of this special seasoning to bring back in order to make garlic bread to my heart's content. Imagine my surprise when I SMELLED my bag coming off the baggage claim at the airport in Tunis on Monday night. Yes, something crushed my suitcase on the way over, breaking the wheels, destroying the fabric of the suitcase, and, yes, distributing 18 ounces of garlic throughout my luggage. Nothing in my biggest suitcase was spared: I now own garlic clothes, garlic sheets (and most of you know how I am about my sheets), and garlic books. (If you don't use Johnny's, then imagine dumping 262 Top Ramen packets into your luggage and you will know what I mean). I am currently washing a load of laundry for the 4th time, hoping for improvement. They say garlic is good for you, so I should be a pretty healthy girl this winter!
Aside from the smell that permeates my apartment, it's been a pretty good transition back. I haven't had too much trouble with jet-lag, and nothing in my classroom went awry in my absence. This weekend, I am off to the coast for a few days, as we have a day off on Friday for the conclusion of Ramadan.
