A wise man once told me, "If you drink from her nile, you will undoubtably return." And, he was right. I'm back in Egypt -- the so-called "mother of the world," and it's time for round two.
Somewhere in cyberspace exists the original blog The Law of Small Numbers, which consists of over one hundred posts from August 2008 to July 2009 about life in Egypt through an American student's eyes. It began with the story of my first day in Egypt: the very first time I used the bathroom, I unknowingly pressed the bidet lever instead of the flusher. My pants got completely soaked... I learned a lot that year.
As I was walking in downtown Cairo on my first day back in Egypt, I literally bumped into two people I knew. I've already racked up a few Egyptian experiences including chilling in many cafes, eating koshary, fuul, and falafel, taking taxis everywhere for cheap, surviving two car crashes (two days in a row), debating women's rights with fundamentalists, and drinking plenty of fruit juices. Speaking of fruits, the man who sells mangos outside my apartment just told me there are over 50 kinds of mangos in Egypt.
Grab a taxi, put on your seatbelt (only applicable in the new white taxis), and get ready for another ride. Round two. Go!
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