First Day of Fall

So a little over a week ago I got on a train with some people from my university and we headed north to a village in between Cairo and Alexandria. There was a week long festival celebrating the harvesting of the cotton and so we all headed up there at around 4. It is so weird being in other parts of Egypt that is not Cairo. There is a different aroma places outside of Cairo put off. Like a soothing and peaceful ambiance that you can almost taste. This village was not like a village that most of you are picturing right now. There were buildings and little restaurants and things like this. This particular town specialized in sweets and were known for their desserts and their agriculture. In fact, this is were Cairo gets most of its produce from which was awesome because I got to stalk up on pomegranates and bananas while I was there and get it super fresh and cheap. Just in case you were wondering, I think I basically eat a pomegranate everyday here...and I have no regrets :)We looked around for a little bit and took pictures and stuff and then gtom some food to eat that was one EGP aka 18 cents for almost any kind of Egyptian of sandwich you can think of. Things were going well, like the people were super nice and smiley and everyone wanted their picture taken. But after a while I realized that I was not the only one taking the pictures, I noticed that the men, women and even the kids had out their cell phones and were taking videos and pictures of us. It was a little odd but I do not think foreigners ever visit this place so I guess I understood. But as night approached we started making a little bit of a ruckus and were drawing way too much attention to ourselves. People started following us and reaching out and touching our hair before long we decided that it would be safest if we headed back to the train station and so we wrapped up trip hectically and headed back to the train station a little early. There was no cotton but you could definitely see the festival part lol
This last week has been relatively uneventful actually yet incredibly busy. You know? Like you are running around all week but at the end of the day you cannot recount what you have done lol One think that was pretty cool happened a few days ago. I was having lunch with my friend James and we are basically in the same situations where we are both struggling with whether or not we are going to stay in Cairo for another semester. We are totally on the same page of trying to seek God first but how we sometimes get slapped in the face with how we are actually seeking answers first- or going into prayer with alternative motives. I told him how lately I feel like I have been getting the silent treatment from God and how I know he has not forgotten me but I just wish he would talk with me. Right then and there James started praying for me. I totally forgot what that was like lol Having people pray over me. At UNF I have tons of Christian friends who I pray with and over and everything anytime and place, but here in Egypt at AUC this is not a daily event. In fact i think this was the first time since I have moved here that someone has prayed over me, and the familiarity was comforting. I feel really blessed that God keeps putting solid Christians in my life.
Today feels like the first day of fall! The weather had to be in at least the 70's today :) You have no idea how good it feels to be even the slightest bit chilly! I love it, but at the same time it makes me miss home and my babies. Last year at this time I took Connor and Meeky to a Fall Festival and we picked out pumpkins rode a little train together and made caramel apples and hot cocoa. Then we laid out blankets out in the front yard and laid down to look at the stars. This is the first time of me not being there for Halloween or Thanksgiving and I miss them terribly. If you read this and you pray- please keep my niece Meeky in your prayers. Her mother moved out of the state and decided to take Meeky with her, so just remember to keep her in your prayers.
This last weekend was good though and full of rest. I have been sick for the last 6 days now and have had a migraine since Monday. Last night after booking my tickets to Beirut,Lebanon I went to bed at like 8:45 lol. Today I have been ok for the most part but I have weird little bursts of dizziness and headaches-how cool would it be to be on that show "Monsters Inside Me" because I have a parasite!!! Any way I have to so now because typing on a bus makes me car sick but please keep me in your prayers, especially when it comes to my future here in Egypt. I love you all.