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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.