Today I visited a farm here in Kuwait. My teacher friends and I were checking out a farm owned by the family of one of the students who attends our school. We found a place that is quite unique in Kuwait and the warmest hospitality that I have experienced since moving to this country. AND, while I was posing for a photo with a camel, it started chomping on my hair. Yuck! Guess I know not to stand so close next time.
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| This beautiful blue and white house is not a typical style of home found in Kuwait. It was one of the first surprises of the day. |
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| The farm harvest thousands of fish which are sold at local markets. |
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| That's the camel that munched on my hair. Selfie ruined! |
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| Camels! |
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| Within this greenhouse, we saw a large variety of plants that are not native to this area. In addition to flowers and potted plants, the farm grows lemons, oranges, pineapples, bananas, and tomatoes. The owner explained that many people don't even attempt to grow these items because they don't believe it is possible in Kuwait. |
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| these strawberries are grown in the greenhouse as well. They were delicious! |
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| Yeah, they have monkeys on the farm |
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| This generous family sent us home with wheelbarrows full of fresh fruit and vegetables. |
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| These ostriches allowed us to pet them until they realized we were taking fresh eggs. Things got a little tense after that. |
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This family showed us lovely hospitality. We spent almost 8 hours at the farm. They gave us snacks, prepared a lovely lunch including traditional Kuwaiti dishes, and sent us home with huge loads of fresh strawberries and vegetables. They also gave each of us an ostrich egg. I'm secretly hoping that a baby ostrich hatches from mine :).
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ostrich egg next to a chicken's egg
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* Special thanks to Marife Escueta for sharing photos with me for the blogpost.
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