Start of Week 3

The world cup just ended and people are going crazy like usual. I don't see myself getting any sleep tonight from all the noise outside. I can't even imagine what would happen if Lebanon got into the World Cup and won. This city would burn to the ground.

I went to the beach today and swam in the ocean, which is very discouraged around Beirut because of the pollution. I thought, "ehh, how bad could it be?" As I was swimming, I had random pieces of trash hitting me in the face. I guess it really is that bad. I don't know what that water will do to my skin. The gallon of sea water I swallowed couldn't have helped much either. If some "28 Days Later" kind of stuff starts happening to me, you know why.