The new AUC campus

I went to the new campus today. It is really far away but also very beautiful! My roommates and I went to the campus for the CASA orientation. We took a bus from the old campus to the new campus, which actually didn't take very long (around 30-40 minutes). But the on the way back it took FOREVER. Next time I'll need to remember to bring a pillow and my ipod:)

Orientation was fun but also very confusing. At times people didn't know where they were supposed to be, who they were supposed to talk to, and how to get past security without an appropriate id. The CASA program is also smaller than I thought; there are only 5 people doing the summer program and about 20 people doing the year long program, and there is also a wide variety of students ranging from 20-30 years old and from undergrad to PHD programs. The people I met seem really nice, and I'm really excited for classes to finally begin. My classes will be from 9:30am-2:30pm Monday-Thursday. (after the first week there will be conversation groups twice a week 2:30-3:30). This will give us plenty of time to be able to finish our massive homework load and not lose a lot of time due to the long commute. I will be taking 4 classes total; 2 colloquial and 2 modern standard. I'm really really excited and it will be a great program. When I signed the release stating that I would not speak anymore English, I got the goosebumps.

well that is all I know so for, I will keep you updated on my classes in the future.
If you would like to see a virtual tour of the new campus, go to
http://www.aucegypt.edu/Pages/default.aspx