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3 septembre 2010

That's not my name...

Sorry about the last three days of silence but something crazy happened to me! Yes, again! You remember how on Wednesday I was supposed to go to school for the first time in order to attend the first of a very long series of inset days with my fellow...
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31 août 2010

Without you I'm nothing...

Ok, today I was on a mission - yes, another one! I really wanted to clean my flat in order to settle in properly and really feel at home. I went to the local market and bought lots of cleaning products. By twelve, there I was, scrubbing and washing. I...
31 août 2010

Walk like an Egyptian...

Yes! Score! Yesterday, two - yes, TWO! - Egyptians came to me in the street and asked for directions in Arabic. Can you believe it?! I'm definitely part of this city, I look like one of them! So cool!... Well, maybe not... It might keep me safe from tourist...
29 août 2010

Why does it always rain on me?...

Ok, I just want to cry right now! Mahmoud called me this morning (Aww, I knew he couldn't stay away for long!) and asked whether I had signed the contract for the flat I saw last night and whether I had paid the deposit. Which I both did. He then told...
29 août 2010

Where do broken hearts go?...

Today was a very busy day... No, I didn't spend the day in the toilet, and yes, I'm feeling much better, thanks for asking! I guess my body got used to tap water and street food, yeah! We'll have to see about strangers in bars now!... Anyway, it all started...
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27 août 2010

And I would run away...

Today I woke up with an urge to go to the loo and thought "Shit! - (what an unfortunate thing to say!) - I've been here for 36h and already have the runs... Great!" I checked online and I didn't seem to have the symptoms of the "turista", but I wasn't...
26 août 2010

First I was afraid, I was petrified...

Today, I was on a mission, or rather the school sent me on a mission: finding a flat! (What?! I've litterally just turned up in this country!). In order to help me out, they provided me with a lovely guy (Mahmoud) whose job remains a bit obscure... Are...
26 août 2010

One Way Ticket

What a start to my Egyptian life!!! 1.30am - landing in Cairo 1.40am - the customs guy takes my passport away and asks me to wait in a waiting area 1.50am - want to cry 2.00am - think about my suitcases going round and round on the belt, ownerless 2.10am...
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