Day 2

Story of the Day:

So, all this morning we had orientation.
One of the things they told us was pretty much common sense. To me anyway.
The basic thing is... If someone talks to you while you're on your way somewhere, and you DO NOT know them...
Ignore them.
It's simple.
So, after this lonnnnggg streched out session on HOW to ignore people (I was practicing in class)...
My roommate and I started out for the internet cafe. Here.
Well, needless to say, I totally forgot how to get here... But I figured.. Eh, why not at least try.
(Obviously I made it, don't worry.)
So, we started out... I saw a stairwell and thought... Maybe it was here, we walked up and some guys were speaking English at us, so... Well, we ignored them!
Not good.
Finally we realized they were truely just trying to give us directions because they had seen us go to the internet cafe before... *sigh*
Here, my friend, Tessa and I were in a slight panic about being yacked at...
Oh well... Oh well...
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Other than that!
I woek up this morning around 7AM.
It was so smoggy out that we couldn't really see the pyramids, but right before I left the room to head out for here, I could see them quite clearly.
There's something about seeing something great... It always makes my day.
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Also, I had to go buy water today.
Crossing the street is NUTS!
Ken was right when he compared it to playing Frogger.
I swear those cards SPEED up when they see you trying to cross.
We asked about it at orientation... They told us that Egyptians are just joking.
The general reaction in the room was, "....JOKING!?"
"Oh yes, they may speed up at you, because you're a foreigner... But they won't try to actually hit you."
I can't imagine when I have to deal with more than two lanes, and just PRAY I don't run into that fourteen lane highway Ken told me about in Heliopolis...



I also found out this morning (AKA: I looked at the map.) that our school is on the other side of the nile...
I could be wrong about this, but... I don't know, do I have to catch a ferry to the other side every day? Hahaha...


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My schedule so far is iffy.
I know that my host family will be pick me up at 5:30-6:30ish.
I know that on Saturday we'll go to the pyramids, and inside if we want (duh).
And... then we have tons of school.
--School starts tomorrow. The fourth of July.
Which is interesting because they have the twenty-third of July here, which we'll all have to do a presentation for.
Comparing and contasting the fourth and twenty-third.

That' s all I really have for today, I think.

--I hope someone is drinking water/tea/coffee for me back home.
All I have is water, and it has a slightly... different flavor to it.
It's kind of thick actually.
Has anyone ever experienced thick water before????

Right, I coulf definitely go for some tea right now... You'd think that there would be some hanging around. Hahaha...

Right, so... a bunch of these kids just can't WAIT to go home.
I don't get it, myself.
I love it here.
It is the PERFECT temperature.
I mean, PERFECT.
Not hot, not cold.
Honestly, in this room it's a bit chilly.
Egyptians so far AC you to death.
Outside it's wonderful.
Nice and sunny.
The breeze is always warm.
I just love it, that's it.

I do miss everyone at home though.
I miss Mugs a lot. I mean... The food is getting worse here.
The beans... Fuul.
Good lord.
NO MORE PLEASE! Seriously now.
How can you people do this to me? They're SO GROSS! *gag*

:-p The potatos are good or... whatever they really are (if anyone knows, don't tell me.)

-Steph

P.S. PLEASE SEND BLUBERRY BAGELS WITH CREAM CHEESE.

:-D