It might be the sinus infection talking.

I'm sick. 

I'm also still packing, storing, cleaning, and moving in general. 

I'm also still in Utah.

It is also STILL SNOWING.  Even though tomorrow is May 1st.

On that note, I thought I would share some excerpts from Andrew's recent emails so you can get a little taste of what I'm in for.....

 4.26.10
"Ok so we went to the pyramids this morning and it was magical!  Don't worry I'll take you as soon as you get here.  Cairo is pretty crazy, I somehow made it from the airport to my hotel last.  You should be so proud of me.  I rode this weird bus with Allah written all over it to the metro station.  Then on the metro everyone was laughing at me.  Maybe it was the purple bag ;)  But they weren't mean, just kidding around, and I tried to talk to them.  Arabic is soooo hard, haha. But I'll be ok."

4.27.10
"I had a much better time talking to real life Arabs yesterday and today.  Last night me and Mike rode the metro to nowhere in particular and just talked to people we met on the train.  It was really fun, I talked for like a half-hour with this random guy named Zaghlul.  Everyone I've met is super friendly.  We ate Koshari last night, that famous macaroni stuff, and all the teenage guys working there were totally thrilled we were there.  I don't think alot of Americans walk into their place, it wasn't a scary place, but it was pretty poor and unscenic ;)  Tonight, we want to ride the metros again, this time we're going to ride it to the other end and just explore wherever it takes us.  this city is absolutely HUGE so there's plenty of places to explore.

This morning, we went to a barbershop and got a straight-razor shave.  They used thread to pull out all my cheek fuzz, then gave us facial massages, shaved us, then gave us hot and cold towel treatment and then washed my hair and slicked it back with way too much gel.  Everyone back at the hotel loves my new 'doo. And it was all for like $2.  They're our new best friends :)"

4.30.10
"Today everyone went to the McDonalds and i'm afraid to say that in Egypt they do not have potato wedges. I was completely crushed.  After that we toured the neighborhood around the church and saw the Ma'adi club from outside, looks pretty snazzy.  It's probably a ten minute walk from our place, I would say, and not hard to find, just a turn here and there and you're there."
"I don't know if I should tell you this, I hope it won't freak you out, but there was a PSA ad on during the commercials about not becoming a terrorist haha it was super weird.  It was like you were watching MTV at home and an anti-drug commercial came on, but instead it like, hey kids, don't get mixed up with those terrorist gangs.  Totally surreal."
"Tonight I went with a bunch of kids to see Iron Man 2. It premiered tongith in Egypt.  Going to movies in Egypt is way fun, its still in English but with subtitles and there's an intermission!  So you can go pee without missing anything, genius!  there's assigned seats which is weird but whatever.  I really liked the movie, I guess I should see the first one haha.  It was fun to unwind for awhile.  And here's the really good news, Robin Hood is coming there soon, so we can still go to see it together :) I'm not as hopeful for Sex in the City 2 though, haha."



And also, just to show how cute he is....
"I slept with your Zebra stuffed animal you sent with me last night, it's all I have to remind me of you :( I think you're pretty much the best thing that happened in my life EVER. I pray for you all the time and ask Jesus to let you know how much I love you :)"
(dont kill me for sharing that Andy!!!)


Um, yeah, why am I NOT in Egypt with him yet?!?!?  I miss my boyfriend. 
Only 12 (ish) more days.....

Cheers,
M.