Saj

I found a new lunchtime treat at the campus. Normally I just grab a banana, a container of fruit, and a bottle of water at the campus (now, this may change once all the shops open up in the Promenade). In the big central areas the first floor will be reserved for restaurants and coffee shops and a beauty parlor, with the second and third floors for the classrooms and offices. Since there are so fewer men than women I'm wondering if there will be a lot more shops in the female wing than the male wing, and if there will be "gender-specific" differences (there is a sociology study waiting to be written). I load up on fruit at breakfast and lunch, knowing that "supper" will just be snacking at happy hour (and they don't have a salad bar). I broke with tradition (as much tradition as you can build up in a couple days) and tried the saj, which is a Lebanese treat. It is a wrap that is baked on a special grill - think of a two foot wide convex grill, sort of a large black contact lense - and then filled with goodies. I had the combo saj, which is cheese and some sort of very spicy spread. Absolutely delicious. It's much like an emaciated shwarma, if that makes any sense.