Egypt by Mo: An everyday kind of day

Hello again,

It’s been a couple days since my last post so there is definitely some info I wanted to share with you all. I wanted to write about an average day for me in Cairo if there is such a thing. So far during the week has been pretty consistent, with this weekend being a little different. First off I have been starting off the day by waking up around 630 and going on a run down by the Nile (about 4 blocks from my hotel). It’s really nice in the mornings here being about 70 degrees and overcast most mornings, it makes running not to bad and since gym memberships are exclusive and expensive and haven’t seen any basketball courts yet, running is one of my only options.
After my run I get back to the hotel and get ready for school. The hotel provides breakfast buffet every morning and even though it’s the same every day it’s pretty good and healthy. The first day I tried a little of everything to see what was good and they don’t have a whole lot of options but those options consist of tea or coffee, orange juice and or milk to drink. The food spread is corn flakes(cocoa crispies), hard boiled eggs, cucumbers, tomatoes, Tamaya (falafels), pita bread, French rolls, couple different cheeses, jelly and fool ( a lot like refried beans). I try to mix it up a little every day, but usually find myself making a Tamaya sandwich with pita, cucumber, tomato, cheese and I get a hardboiled egg, coffee and OJ.

I already wrote about school, but that takes up four hours every day from 9 to 12. I will give an update though. I have finished Arabic 100 and start 101 on Sunday. After school I usually go and grab lunch. I’ve eaten at different places everyday and they are all very good. Some are just little places open to the street and don’t look very clean but are almost like your street vendor cars you might see in ABQ or anywhere else just with a little place to sit. Everything I’ve had is really good and depending on where you go you can get a good meal that anywhere from a $1 to $10.

After my lunch I usually go back to the room and take a little nap, do some home work, or mess around on the computer. I usually get back to the hotel around 3pm because I walk around town to get to a new lunch place. I try to go in a different direction everyday to see whats all is out there. This has been my average day on the weekdays, but each day I usually meet someone new or travel to a different part of the city so it has been getting a little more adventuresome as each day goes by.

Till next time,
Mike