Move-in!

Move-in days! Being the first to arrive I get to help introduce all the new kids to the program and Cairo! =) It’s a lot of fun to introduce people to this city I enjoy so much. Even simple tasks like going to the market are fun…

After showing our first arrival, Brian, around I head out to hang with Mariam! Mariam was one of my Egyptian friends I met last year and have kept in contact through facebook. She also shares a common love of languages and….CATS =D One of the reasons I love this city is because of all the street kitties! Hehe but Mariam took me home to enjoy a homemade Egyptian lunch and dessert =)

As much as I loved eating a great meal, the best part was her kitties! I have wanted to meet these kitties for a year now! If you are reading this blog you will quickly find out I loooooove cats.

Taxi cab back to Dokki we meet our newest arrivals two girls, Sophie and Camille, and one boy, Eric.  I was, of course, stuffed after the wonderful meal but all of us went to a popular restaurant called Gad. Mariam made us order in Arabic it was a good refresher =)

Finally back to the apartments meeting two more newcomers, Pam my new roommate and Andrew. Getting closer to bedtime as we chill in our apartment trying to warm up! Tomorrow is the final day of move-in and then orientation begins on Sunday!