Ramadan
15 hours and 30 minutes. Yesterday was the first day of Ramadan and that’s how long I fasted, from 4:28AM to 7:58PM. As hard as is it is not to eat or drink from dawn till dusk, it’s just as hard to get up at 3:30 in the morning. My whole sleep schedule goes crazy now. Especially since I can’t get myself to fall asleep until 12:30AM. With 5 daily prayers plus a 2 hour visit to the local Mosque at night, I’m already getting physically exhausted. If you’ve ever seen TV clips showing Muslims praying, it looks like (and I’ll tell you, it also feels like) an aerobic exercise. 28 more days to go.
