New Year update

So it’s been awhile since the last time I wrote…last year to be exact! Since Christmas I’ve gone on random excursions to ice cream shops in Nasr City, bought a new coat (I’m now a very warm person), partied in Alexandria and learned about a new culture.

Myself and 12 other trainees/aiesec people/friends spent new years eve in Alexandria. We bought tickets to this nice dinner held at a hall near the Hilton. There was a belly dance, tho’ not the nicest one I could’ve known and a DJ. Tho’ it wasn’t the music we were hoping for, we made the most of the night.

Part of my new year’s resolution is to learn about a new country each month. This month I started with Yemen. It’s pretty interesting stuff. Look for a blog later this month to learn some interesting facts on the country.

Another resolution – one Farzina and I both share – is to explore Cairo more. We’ve already started wandering around the city and created a game plan for the next few weeks. This will be great considering neither one of us has really gotten to know the city and we’re both leaving soon. Farzina in about three weeks and I’m leaving around Feb. 23. It’s actually crazy because a week ago today I was supposed to leave Egypt.

Anyways, tonight was our first real Cairo outing. We headed to the Museum of Egyptian Modern Art, which was supposed to be free, but found out that they wanted to charge us! First it was 10LE, then 5LE, then 50LE and finally 15LE :-o So we decided not to go and just walked around the grounds which also included the Cairo Opera House, a Museum Library and more. Afterwards we dined at Peking in Zamalek and then had desert a Joffery’s. If you haven’t gone to this place, you should try. They have amazing treats.

Tomorrow there’s a movie night and later this week the Egyptian Museum, two other museums and some exploring of Coptic Cairo and of course more great dining!