Cute and Huge

My travel buddies, how wonderful they are (my sister, aunt and father) are reading these posts making sure that the essence of our trip is shared with everyone. Here are a few things they'd like to add:

1. Accents can make a difference when communicating with others. For example: You're cute" can be mistaken for "Your huge". Not exactly what one would like to hear.
2. Water is a necessity, especially when traveling in the desert. Almost makes one see an oasis mirage at every hilltop especially if you travel without a liter or two.
3. Yah-lah means "shuffle your butt" saying it nicely. In other words, you can fill in the blank, if you get our meaning. Anyway, our tour guide kept on saying that to us ... hmmmm.