One week

hey all
I have now been in Cairo for officially a whole week! I love it so far! I think I just got over jetlag as this has been the second night where I haven’t woken up at 3 o’clock in the morning! I’m exited about getting back on schedule.
So far I have really enjoyed Cairo. Last night I went out with my roommates and their Arabic tutor, his siblings, and their English students. We went out walking around a town and got kousheri (the Egyptian staple of lentils, rice, and noodles in a red sauce), which is surprisingly not that bad. Gives you a little indigestion, but most things do here J I was trying to carry on a conversation with one of the girls with my limited Arabic and her limited English. It made me realize how essential language is to a relationship and how exited I am to learn Arabic. This morning, as it is Friday and the holy day, I helped out in kid’s church which was a lot of fun. I cannot wait to get to know those kids more.. some of them have some interesting personalities!

I would love if you guys could pray about something for me. I was planning on going to a certain language center here in Cairo and planned accordingly. After visiting the center with the Wommack Family we’ve realized why its so cheap. Pretty much its an Islamic school and they use the center as an outreach. Most of the students goals that attend there are to become better muslims and to study Arabic so that they can read the Koran in the holy language. We all were very uncomfortable with the idea of going there. Another intern started there a month ago to study Arabic and has already quit because of its concentrated Islamic studies. I just don’t know if for my long term goal of learning Arabic, this language center will be the best choice. I have checked out a couple of other ones as well.. in hopes to find a good quality school with a decent price. I have found one that I think would work great, but the price is the only thing holding me back. It puts me a little under budget. If you would please pray for me to make the decision that would be right for my language study and also where God would like to place me. I am praying about it myself and have to decide in the next few days and I would love for you to join me in prayer! Thank you guys!

I am absolutely so glad that God has given me this opportunity to come here. I know that this year will be amazing. Thank you for wanting to share it with me!
II’ll let you know what happens with the language school.
Thank you all!