It’s been quite a while since I’ve written on this. Everyone keeps telling me I should write about my time in Egypt (in and around Alexandria) … So here it goes …
I’ll start with today. I couldn’t sleep well last night – I can’t breathe. There is dust everywhere…so much dust. I’m so sick of dirt. Everyday not only is dust all over my shoes, – it’s all over my clothes, skin, and I believe it’s starting to settle in my lungs. I hocked up some stuff. Needless to say I don’t feel very well right now. I never thought I’d say this… but I’m considering wearing niqab while I’m out and about… just so I won’t breathe in as much dirt. Yes, it’s that terrible (I won’t get into how the roads flood with sewage or how people try to jip you every where you go – but hey, that’s Egypt)…
Everywhere one goes …. one has to take the good with the bad. I’m blessed to be around so many Muslims, I’m blessed to hear the adthan(call to prayer) 5x daily. I’m blessed that I can wear my hijab(or hegab as they say here) without having it ripped off my head … as was done to me back in the states. I’m blessed that I’m a short walk from the Mediterranean Sea. I’m blessed to be able to go to the beach and play in the sand like I did the day before yesterday. I’m blessed that I got to ride in a boat on the Mediterranean Sea around Alex from Qait Bey to Stanly. I’m blessed that I went out to eat with some people and got fed a ton of delicious food yesterday evening. I’m blessed that I’ve an entire front balcony and a back balcony that is completely private. I’m blessed that I have cable television. I’m blessed that I’ve web access. I’m blessed that I’ve hot water. I’m blessed that I’ve a huge bucket to hand-wash my clothes in. I’m blessed that the sun shines all of the time here. I’m blessed that Friday inshallah I’m going to the pyramids at Giza & the mummy museum, etc. I’m also may go with one of my teacher’s to Al-Azhar to get a Muslim certificate … so inshallah whenever I’m ready and able to go on hajj (or hagg as they say here) I can…(prob. be a few yrs before that happens)
I’m blessed, alhamdulilah…
Alhamdulilah.
