Warm Welcome Home
Everything went smoothly on my great trip back to Kuwait, as AdventureMan would say “the number of landings equalled the number of take-offs” and that is always a very good thing. My flights were more or less on time, I had space and time and endurance . . . the immigration line was short and my bags came off the flight quickly and . . . the best is yet to come.
We always love going to the airport. The airport in Kuwait is nothing like the airport in Seattle, all Nordic and Scandinavian cool, with restrained welcomes and hearty pats on the back . . . no, the Kuwait welcome is unrestrained, literally, although there are barriers, when someone important is coming home – a new bride, a returning university student, grandma and grandpa coming back from the Hajj, or maybe Daddy coming home from a business trip – the barriers, literally, fall.
Family members show up en masse and this is one time when voices are not lowered – everyone shouts and whoops with joy when the loved one appears on the arrival “runway.”
And today – today, it was my turn. As I exited the customs check, there were cheers! There was a huge crowd, waiting – for me! They threw rose petals! They ululated! It was the most wonderful arrival I have ever experienced. They even had TV lights, cameras!
oh! wait! who are those handsome uniformed young men being mobbed by their proud family members?
Ah well, I was welcomed by the sweet warm grin of AdventureMan, waiting for me patiently, and yes, yes, I did walk over some rose petals, and I was greeted with shouts and cheers and ululations, even if it wasn’t exactly for me . . . it was still, quite a thrill, and a wonderful way to come back to Kuwait.
When I arrived in Seattle, people told me I had brought Kuwait weather, as it was in the 90’s and low 100’s, very warm for Seattle in May. Returning the favor, the temperatures in Kuwait have dropped to about 38°C – close to 100°F, and there are scattered rain-plops. I don’t see any signs of showers, yet, but the night is yet young, and very very humid.
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Welcome back 🙂
You brought a little rain this evening! 😀
welcome welcome welcome!!!
(throwing rose petals for you in Lebanon :D)
Glad you got home safely. I eagerly await your return in
August!
Welcome Back…Hugs, Hayfa
welcome back : )
Just enough rain to make the cars spotty and to smear my windows, 3baid! Need more rain!
Thank you, thank you Little Diamond!
See you soon, Momcat!
See you sooner, Hayfa!
Thank you, Vixen! Was that you throwing rose petals at me yesterday? 😉
welcome back! 😀
welcome back 🙂
I know what you mean about all that..
we were waiting for someone in the airport and a bride came -from Egypt- and all the music, drums, and more more were on high volume…. then to my surprise, 10 mins later, another bride came in with the whole enchilada LOL!
Yousef – today, you seem to be showing up once again. I rescue you every time I see you . . . WordPress gets funny sometimes. I’ve been hit with a raft of spammers on one particular earlier post, and I guess they are just trying to protect me. For right now, you seem to be showing up, thank God!
Don’t you love it, Ansam? I get as excited as if it were my own family. Sometimes, I even cry. I guess I am crazy, but I just love these airport reunions!
Sorry for the late welcome but welcome back hun. Glad your trip was safe and pleasant 🙂
I had rose petals showered on me when I came back this year despite the fact I didn’t graduate. It just it’s been so long since I’ve been in Kuwait and the family decided to throw a “rose shower” for moi.
It’s nice to be loved, isn’t it, Angelo? I know you must be missing Colorado, and I also know your family must be very very glad to have you here with them. Rose petals! *sigh*