it happened so fast
Finally got my return trip ticket. I'm on Iberia. Anyone ever flown them before?
Seeing the ticket in hand makes going home so much more tangible. I'm conflicted: a part of me knows I'm really going to miss this place once I'm back in the States. With all of its faults it is still the warm, Muslim-filled, ultra-low violent crimed Cairo where a million memories have been made. And I'm not really ready to leave yet. I still didn't write for Al Ahram like I wanted to, didn't visit any of the neighboring countries, and though I've gotten better, I haven't quite mastered the language yet.
Still, a larger part of me is super excited about going home. I can't wait to cheer the basketball team, move into my awesome new dorm (north campus for the first time!), see everyone, and just plain go to sleep in my own bed-- even though I'll be cold and swamped with NU-caliber work.
Anyway, the countdown to the end of days has begun. Or as my friend Faisa put it: Operation Intense Bonding Time.
Seeing the ticket in hand makes going home so much more tangible. I'm conflicted: a part of me knows I'm really going to miss this place once I'm back in the States. With all of its faults it is still the warm, Muslim-filled, ultra-low violent crimed Cairo where a million memories have been made. And I'm not really ready to leave yet. I still didn't write for Al Ahram like I wanted to, didn't visit any of the neighboring countries, and though I've gotten better, I haven't quite mastered the language yet.
Still, a larger part of me is super excited about going home. I can't wait to cheer the basketball team, move into my awesome new dorm (north campus for the first time!), see everyone, and just plain go to sleep in my own bed-- even though I'll be cold and swamped with NU-caliber work.
Anyway, the countdown to the end of days has begun. Or as my friend Faisa put it: Operation Intense Bonding Time.