Arrival:
I made it! Cairo is huge! Flying over it was crazy! There is so much. Oh and riding home to Maadi=Scary. People drive where ever they want. No lanes and like five cars at a time driving next to each other! But we made it to my new apartment alive. I heard I would get used to the driving though. My apartment, I love it! It is absolutely beautiful! I have a huge room with lots of furniture and a bigger bed than I have ever had. After we were dropped off and lugged all of my 5 suitcase upstairs, Jenna and I talked for a little bit and then walked to dinner. Maadi is a cute little suburb and seems like it has a lot of little shops around. I was so tired but had a good meal  and I have not been asleep since 4am Monday, Cali time! So two straight days without sleep because sleeping on the plane was NOT working! SO I am very tired! The weirdest thing about the day was coming into my apartment and feeling like it was home...When I was unpacking, I felt like I was unpacking from a long trip. It was crazy, but I had skyped with my roomie and chatted with her starting in May. It was really neat. I think it was not only knowing Jenna but spending the last couple weeks in Tulsa all over and then three weeks in Cali and traveling there, it was like I was finally home!

Day 1:
I woke up at 4am...I do not like jet lag. I was wide awake and wondering what I should do. I laid around til a little after 5 and then just got up and started unpacking. My roommate was surprised to see me up. Then around 10am just as I was finishing up with setting up my room, it hit me! I was back in bed asleep. My plan was to get up and skype with my mom at 2pm my time, 4am her time. It didn't happen because I was asleep. I finally woke back up around 3 and had lunch and got ready for the rest of the day. Tonight I went to a going away party at the church for two high school students. I met LOTS of people from all over the world. Everyone was so nice and answered some more of my questions. Things are great so far and they are getting better. Now tomorrow I will venture out on my own to explore, find a place to change over my money, buy some essentials and look around. Pr that I find my way back to my apartment! It doesn't seem too hard though. Lots of love!