Monday May 26th: Class this morning from 9am-1pm as usual. After class we came back to the hotel, hung out for a bit and started some work. Around 5, we walked down to the Long Chomps hotel (where some kids in the group are staying) to talk about some stuff and then celebrated Pete's, Chris', and April's birthdays with delicious cake.
We then went back to the Fulbright center for our second dialogue meeting with the local Egyptian students. It went pretty well, not as long or involved as last week's talk though. After that we all went up to the roof of the building and had dinner...great great food. Lot's of vegetables, bread, bean dishes, grape leaves, etc.
Most of the group met up with some of the Egyptian students and we all took a Fallucca ride (these never really get old). Most of our group, and Ziko, Kareem, Mustafa, Shady, Omar and others all went. It was the best one yet! (maybe b/c there weren't any adults there, oops just kidding) The guys brought a drum and were singing and dancing and it was a great time. It was pretty obvious how shy and less outgoing Americans are in general, kind of interesting. I think I would have hit my head on the roof if I danced, so I just chilled in my seat, haha. It was lots of fun though, and great to get out and really get to know some of the Egyptian kids. They are all very friendly and welcoming and have definitely made this trip a better one. I got home and had to stay up until about 1:30 to finish my homeowork....oh well, it was worth it.
Tues May 27/Wed May 28/Thurs May 29:
The middle of the week wasn't anything spectacular...class each day. Homework due Tuesday and Wednesday (that's three days in a row! pretty intense) and we had our second exam on Thursday. Haven't gotten that back yet, but I think it went well.
Off to Alexandria tomorrow!
Arabic Phrase of the Day: "Mafish Mushkula"--No Problem
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