First day

Wooooooooooh, what a day. First of all, I am blogging from an internet cafe right across the street. I had a terrible night yesterday, being very nervous and worried. I woke up really early, finished last minute packing and waited for a very helpful Egyptian, who I met only once, to come and pick me up with his car. The minute I was alone in the flat I turned on the TV, not to watch something but just for the sake of company. I know I will be doing that a lot. Anyway, I started cleaning of course and was dead tired by the time I just did the first level. I didn't even unpack my suitcases yet. I just got out all my books and papers and sorted them out. So did I get some rest then? No, I went out. I wanted to get to know the area around me (and frankly I wanted to be with people for a while). So I walked and walked and walked in the streets nearby. Apart from the fact that I can't feel either my legs now, espeacially my poor ankle, the exploration was good. I found many restaurants: Chinese, Malaysian, Thai, Libanese, Iraqi, Iranian, and even a restaurant called Shakespeare :) and most importantly, an Egyptian restaurant. And it was nice to find a bookshop where you can buy Arabic books. The strange thing is that one of the shops had a sign saying "Russian ice cream here".. hmm, is that necessarily a good thing?

Ok, unfortunately I have to go. I didn't eat anything since morning. So I will get something to eat and go.. home. I hope I will start working tonight right away, while the TV is on too. I used to do that all the time back.. home.

Mai