A cruise on the Nile!

So last night we took a cruise on the Nile. It was pretty good. The food was good and we met some cool people. Taking pictures didn't work super well because it was dark but I have the ones I took up on my pic site. The entertainment was pretty good. There was a belly dancer, some guys dancing, and a singer who sang Baliemos (that Enrique Igelasias song)and some Arab songs.

The past couple of days I've just been going out the new campus for "Survival Arabic" and some orientation stuff. I've met kids from all around the US. Talking to them has made me appreciate GW's Arabic program a lot more. We've learned a lot more than most kids who have taken the same amount of semesters as we have. My roommmate said her Arabic class had 70 kids in it. That's crazy. The new campus is really pretty (I'll take pics soon) but it's like an hour and fifteen minutes away and riding the bus 2.5 hours every day is no fun. The past 2 days I've fallen asleep on the way home because I've been so tired.

The food has been good so far. I haven't gone to any of the super American places (like the 2 McDonald's on campus). Tonight I got really good ravioli from an Italian place a few blocks from the dorm (Drew- La Trattoria. did you ever go there?) We're all gradually getting more accustomed to life here. From word of mouth I found out about a convenience/grocery/department store (it had a ton of random things) so I was able to buy a shower caddy, notebooks, pens, granola bars, and a few other things I needed.

I've posted some more pictures, some of the city I took while on the bus and some from the cruise. I thought I had done it last night but I hadn't set the album to public.

p.s. for Kaitlin again (though Noelle, you know what we're talking about too)- one of my friends doubted me but the AUC bookstore had the 2nd and 3rd Twilight books. So I bought them. They don't have the 4th in paperback yet, but I still have some time. The 2nd one is really good so far. I feel nerdy, but Twilight was so good.