A student walked up to me and said most awkwardly, "Ya Miss, you had me from hello." Thanks, Taylor. haha. Apparently she said something to him, and he responded, "Don't break my heart, my achey-breaky heart," which he remembered from when I was here last. I'm very proud of most of my footprints. Taylor walked up to the ad building one time, and one of the boys said, "Ya Miss! You are dressed to kill!" and she was completely taken aback. haha. At least they've learned better than what someone told Alec: "Mister, you are dressed like a killer."
Many of the students find reasons and ways to be sick. I think that when Peggy comes back, they won't have such petty complaints. I shouldn't say that for sure because at that point they will be more tired of school. But I know that as of now, many are just looking for excuses to talk to me, so they find something minutely wrong with them. "Oh no... That's too bad... You know, the best thing for that is to rest it when you can..."
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The US Embassy was stormed on Tuesday. The American flag was replaced with a black one with Islamic messages on it. It was in protest of the release of a movie that was thought to insult the prophet Mohammed. Which movie is unclear. Bethany, Phil, Austin, and I went into Cairo on Sunday, but since the protesting at the embassy we haven't gone outside the walls of the school. Gabal Asfar is relatively quiet and safe, but we're just being extra careful. In this regard, I wish I was a man and has the freedom to leave when I wanted to. I feel safe here.
Sometimes at night I walk the dirt/sand roads around one of the fields in front of our villa and I just pray. Tonight it was really good for me. God has always been very present with me in Egypt. It has always been good for processing things. I think well at night. I walked at night last time I was here too. Tonight I walked and prayed and felt and thought. The distant sound of honking horns and street noises, the quiet campus, rows of corn, and the familiar paths were healing. Then I listened to "10,000 Reasons" by Matt Redman as I walked. I love that song.
The sound of donkeys braying sounds painful. They sound like they're being strangled, and I don't like it at all. The weather has been really nice lately. Well, today was. Last week I had the familiar disgustingly sweaty lower back. It was like deja vu. But today was really nice.
There's a gecko that lives in my kitchen. I've seen him run under the fridge a few times when I've walked in.
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