After 35+ hours of plane/airport time I finally anded into Cairo!! I feel under the weather currently, but its looking up. I slept as much as I could on the planes- Meeting the new group was very exciting, we have some gregarious ones but as time went on, we all got tired and teh conversations lulled. Being in Cairo has been similar to India, in some ways such as teh crazy driving, horns honking, and scenery. Much different though in other ways- I am learning to look in a distance as I walk along. I am really interested to learn about gender etiquette and how to respect and adapt to their customs. Arabic will be an exciting challenege. I wish I could speak it right now, because then I could speak to the girls in the shops who were very friendly- Perhaps media has a role to play in every culture's misconceptions of the world- she asked me if I had been pregnant before wedlock because I was from America lol- here they call it Amreeka-. La'a means No.

I knew I was living in Cairo rather than vacationing, when the shower flooded the bathroom and I had to clean it up Ha! There are 8 girls in my flat(an apartment)! I am rooming with two others. Food is wonderful already. Last night I woke up at 2 after falling asleep before 9. I couldnt sleep for another 3 hrs (12 hour time difference from Hawaii). When i reawoke I realized I had two consecutive dreams about Donkey Kong- random.

Tomorrow we go to a Mosque- we bought headscarves today. I am the only Biology major in this group- I have some catch up to do on things of the middle east- but I am anticipatory of the semester and meeting new people and trying new things. Will write more and it will all make sense once I am fully coherent!