Last night was a friends birthday, and we all went to a club on top of the Nile Hilton called "Mojito." It's a very pricey club ($6 for a beer!!) but it's great for dancing and there are always lots of people there you know from all over the city. I went with a friend from Arabic class who I have adopted as my older (but shorter) brother. I ran into some a friend I met at another friend's apartment party, and their group of friends was just about to do a round of tequila, but one guy didn't want his, even though he'd already paid for it, so he gave it to me!
I met a very attractive Lebanese boy and danced with him one dance, but he got very annoying very quickly as he kept telling me, "Did you know I am a model? Feel free to compliment me." Ew. He would periodically pop up when I was talking to one of my guy friends and say, "you know, you are making me very jealous." I said, "well, you'll have to deal with it, because these are my friends and you and I aren't dating. I don't take kindly to boys who think it is their job to control a girl's activities." He patronizingly thought I was being cute. One of those rare types of morons who can't even tell when he's being made fun of.
But I had a blast with my friends from AUC and the general ex-pat community, and left around 1 am so I could get up this morning for Church! I've been going to an Episcopalian Church within walking distance of the dorms. It's absolutely lovely. They have really good sermons, I recognize all the songs, and I can take communion every week!! The congregation is so warm and welcoming that we always have a blast.
They had a Christmas bazaar this morning where local artisans were selling a wide variety of Christmas gifts. There were people from India, Sudan, Kenya, and of course, Egypt selling everything from scarves to jewelry to creches. I've been eating koshari (60 cents for a full meal's worth) all month to save up money for the bazaar. I bought recycled-glass ornaments, two beautiful scarves from Sudan, a gorgeous pair of earings, and a beautiful ring. The prices were fantastic and most of the items were things you don't find easily in Cairo. I also got the phone numbers and store locations of my favorite stands so I can bring my parents when they come and visit. And so I can go buy more Christmas presents for people!!
Margaret and I went together this morning and I got to meet her aunt and uncle! They were lovely lovely people. I always love meeting my friends' family! Margaret and I got lunch from a stand where Burmese women from the Church had made stir-fry noodles with vegetables and chicken, two things that are very hard to get here. We each had a thing of noodles and split four egg rolls for $4.60 total. I love Egypt. Now I am home drinking tea, listening to Norah Jones, and about to start some Arabic homework after a very successful start to the weekend.
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