So I totally lost it with homesickness. I almost had a panic attack and made myself sick, causing me to miss some school. Oops. That wasn't a good idea;) Living abroad is a lot harder than I thought, especially without family. I should be adjusted by now but the culture is so different and the crowdedness is draining. I was bumbed at first because I feel like I'm living in my own foreign bubble. Its hard to make Egyptian friends because they are so involved with the families. The friends that I do make are mainly guys and in most cases (but not all) they "fall" in love with me and want to marry me. Hmm...they can't get a green card that easily. I'm also not used to the fact that women are supposed to keep silent and if someone talks to them its perfectly normal to ignore them and be extremely rude. lol If you know me well I'll talk to anyone who talks to me...even sales people. So I need to work on that becuase I don't want people to have a bad opinion of me. People here are extremely judgmental. Also, no one wants to work here. LIke I said earlier we've been trying to get internet for over a month and it took our Landlord 3 weeks to fix my roomate's airconditioner. He still hasn't brought us the tv and one day the kitchen sink almost fell on me when I was washing dishes. Do you know how he fixed it? He just culked it back to the wall!

I don't mean to be negative but living in a different place really makes you appreciate home and I know it will make me a better person. Just noticing the differences between countries and people is an adventure itself. And all the Egyptians are very impressive. There are no rules or regulations and the country hasn't blown up yet. For example, there are less accidents in Egypt than in the US and they have no street lights or signs. People just put on their flashers or honk their horns to get people's attention and somehow they manage to drive from point A to point B. The city buses are always over crowded and people are always hanging out the door but they never manage to fall. Could you imagine how many people would fall and get run over by the bus?? Could you imagine all the lawsuits!!lol Also, most of the elevators don't have doors, but people still manage to stay inside the elevator. I can't imagine how many kids or even adults would fall out and sue the building. So there are defenitely positives, and everyone is laid back. They don't get stressed out so easily. I have also learned how materialistic Americans are. I haven't figured out how to effectively clean without a vaccum cleaner or a swiffer:) haha. And I cannot cook without a microwave!! I know how to use a stove, but for some reason, I can't use really old ones and burn everything. My roomates are always like...is something burning?? hahah oops. So now they cook for me and I have resigned to cleaning the dishes...without a dishwasher...you should be proud of me!!

I'm still a little homesick but I'm doing much better. I'm going to another soccer game on Monday:) and I have learned that it is impossible to keep a schedule. My classes aren't even in the same room or at the same time everyday! I've also learned that its really impossible to accomplish more than one thing in a day. Time really flies here!! I seriously don't know where the day goes. I wake up early for my 8 am classes then the next thing I know is its dinner time. oh well. I'll do a better job on updating everything and keep tabs of my new experiences of strange encounters and cultural differences.