حأكون دائماً مشغول زي دلوقتي؟

So I hadn't anticipated both the lack of sufficiently fast internet and the consistently demanding amount of work over the past few weeks.  I have so much to write about and yet again not enough time to translate it into Arabic or post most of the pictures.  However, I have good news: I now have internet in my own apartment, and additionally, I found and awesome and cheap internet cafe across the street.  So in sha2 Allah, I will post most if not all of my pictures tonight. 



So here's what has happened thusfar:

• I've been studying like crazy and have been incredibly overworked
• We visited Siwa oasis the weekend before this--so a week ago--and it was beautiful and amazing and so fun (I will write an entry specifically about this trip)
• My Arabic has made incredible leaps and bounds, and I am so surpised and pleased with the various tasks I can complete and the interesting conversations I've had with strangers I've met (I'll write another entry about some of these--particularly with the khudari, the soldier, and the civil engineer)
• My friends and I here visited Cairo this past weekend--so yesterday and the day before--and I saw all the cliche tourist spots--Giza, Saqara, etc.--and some not so well known. Also a lot of museums. A third entry will follow detailing this trip.

Also, there will be pictures katir.  I have taken--I think--nearly 400, so bear with me.  Until then, I have more work to do, but tonight I will do my best to write up some of these entries and post some pictures.

في مصر

Okay, so I have been swamped and haven't been able to write anything or post any pictures.  Rest assured, those of you who care, I have been taking plenty of pictures and have been exploring the beautiful city of Alexandria.  The weekends here are Friday and Saturday, so on Friday when I have some free time, in shaa' Allah, I will post a much more updated entry and will attempt it in Arabic (I will also translate it into English).  Here's what has happened so far

• I did pre-departure orientation in Washington D.C. and ran into my old friend Andrea Herbin from Indiana U.  We went to a pub then walked around the city.  Pati, I'm sorry you weren't there :(
• Flew to Frankfurt then to Cairo and visited the Embassy for a security brief and crap
• Made it to Alex, moved into my apartment, and it has been a blur of classes and Arabic and wild taxi rides and dangerous dives across the Highway Cornish.  

It's been great so far.  Pictures to come soon, in shaa' Allah.  Until then.