Day three of my diet (it’s hard not to eat chocolate when Cadbury is everywhere!) and I had the best laugh since I’ve been here—one of those tummy hurts, cheeks hurt, laughing so hard that you don’t make noise laughs. . .finally!

After an Arabic class that seemed to last forever and studying outside in the heat I arrived at my seminar to find out it had been cancelled and we had readings to do instead! Oh what a joyful moment to find out that three hours of my day could be committed to reading my poli sci coursepack and finishing it so I wouldn’t have to bring it on my four-day cruise that I am so anxiously awaiting. . .then I realized that since I wouldn’t be in class on Monday due to the cruise then I don’t have a class before the final! Oh well I finished all the readings + the new ones and will visit Kazziha’s office on Tuesday.

So after that joyful moment and getting my homework done, I chilled around my room packing for the cruise while being quite confused as to what kind of clothes I need for touring temples and the desert all day and being on a boat all night!

Some of us went to Euro Deli for dinner and I managed to find a delicious and healthy American dish—grilled chicken and vegetables! I still craved chocolate but I had my friends yell at me! I’ve survived day three.

When I got back I spotted Ivan in the glass study room and ran to say hi. Why is it that whenever you are supposed to be quiet your biggest laugh attack begins?! The laugher began when Ivan talked about how his visa expires tomorrow, but since his passport got stolen when we were in Sharm he doesn’t have his passport for another week to get his visa renewed and he exclaimed, “They’ll deport me and they’ll do me a favor!” The laughter began and did not stop as well dwelled on how anxious it is at the end of being in Egypt then we began quoting some of the best quotes of the trip, and then we ended by getting stared down by the others in the study room and we peared outside to the cafeteria and the courtyard through the glass (the study room is a glass room in the middle) and laughed until I cried about how many socially akward Arabic students we’ve met here. It was a good laugh—like the conversations Ali Kirby and I used to have when we laughed at everyone in Mrs. Soderberg’s speech class!

I will post some of the funny quotes so that I don’t forget them, even though I doubt they will make sense to my audience! But on another great note—everyone was complaining today about having to show their i.d.s to get onto campus! When I rolled up this morning and as I hopped out of the bus heard “Get your i.d.s out!” I smiled at yesterday’s endeavours and that Mahrein and I changed the system for good 

QUOTES:

“They’ll deport me, and they’ll do me a favor.” Ivan

“I washed my apple in rubbing alcohol.” Me

“I know what a vesbo is! My dad bought them for our whole family so we’d switch churches!” Russ

“Damnit, I’m like the sun. I can’t stop being hot!” Russ

“Baaaab dats a dwoar” Tim in his New Jersey girl accent

“I stole his soul!” Sarah

Rebecca: “We should shut the door to the courtyard!”
Me: “They air condition the courtyard?”