Mabruk!

My life in Egypt has finally begun ! I am living in New Cairo (Katameh), a beautiful suburb in Cairo right next to Bukata ( a mountain). I love it here, the people the weather, even the odd toilets ! People think I am sometype of Southern Egyptian so constantly people come up to me speaking Arabaic and I just answer with a puzzled look on my face, its a sight to behold. One thing about the people that Ive learned so far is that there is limited privacy, everyone is family, no secrets, and privacy is not what it is back home, but i really dont mind. I share a room with my two host sisters. Back home I would have shuttered at the thought of this but I've realized that it is just a part of the culture.
Already I love talking politics with Baba. Telling him about race relations back in the states, learning about the cultural differnces here in Egpyt, religion, I'm eating all that stuff up.
Another thing that I has shocked me are the womens roles here. THEY RUN THINGS ! really! Maybe in public they are portrayed as reserved and such but at home they are queens ! My mother is the epitome of this. In addition to working a full day she cooks meals from scratch, washes every day, and is rasing two girls. Hour by hour I am gaining more and more respect for her.

Well I should get some rest, Arabic Placement test tomorrow

Salam