Today is a very important and special day. It's an anniversary! Of what, you ask? Of a life changing journey that started exactly one year ago today, with an 8 hour Iberia flight to Madrid, where I got the first taste of a truly "foreign" country, completely randomly met Trent at the airport, and continued on to what would undoubtedly be a major experience in my life, my first traineeship in Cairo. I still can't explain why in fell in love with this country SO much, but I did, and I'm spreading the warm fuzzies to all that will listen. My latest victim, best friend Anna from Chicago, who was convinced she just had to see Egypt after I couldn't shut up about it, and ended up spending a month there, also falling for the warm desert breezes and especially lovely laid back Dahab. Anna, I warned you, this place is worse than a drug!
Now, I sit here reading the preparation emails that were probably sent out last year before we arrived, scheduling all the fun activities that introduced us to the "Land of the Pharaohs". Koshari on a felucca, horse back riding at the Pyramids, trying to orient ourselves with life in Cairo, and failing miserably, but loving every minute of it. Wow...time really does fly.
And in the spirit of journeys, I'm preparing for yet another one. In about 5 hours I'll be on a train heading for Venice, Rome? I don't even know anymore. All I know is that after a few days in Italy, I'll be in Greece!!! And even better, I'll be meeting up with Anna, to reminisce about everything from high school to our seemingly unsatiable desires to see the world. Much fun awaits!!
