Salaam Ppl,

I am 12 days into my trip and bi\oy has it been eventful.

We started in cairo where we spent about a day and a half most of which was spent in Al Ahzar Mosque. I toook the guys to the mango guy near the mosque and they agree he is really good for 20p a glass.

Then it was off to Alex by train which cost 4 pound english for first class and it was nice other than the incesstant mobile ring tones . the first night was horrendous (don't tell my mum) the hotel(leroy it had never been cleaned) that we booked into was really nasty so we spent most of the night looking for another one. Which we found about 12am so we went bck and got our stuff and moved in that night. We alos booked in to another hotel(TROMPHE) for 2mrw.

The next day was spent sleeping by me as i hadn't sleep for the last four days. The next day we were suppose to started at school but i couldn't becuase i had the runs and a really bad stomch ache.

Went in the next day to skl with out luggage as we ere suppose to be moving into skl accomadation. So went there and i swear to you it was minging but not on the same level as leroy. However after 2 hours of trying to clean and it not getting any better oi gave you and went to have a nap about 30 mins later i woke up with flea bites all over me. so i told maryam i was moving so we rang the tromphe for to find out if there was any room for about a month they said yes and we decided in the morning were moving again.

went to skl and told them we didn't want it and after class we went to the hotel.

And we have been there since and i still have a stomach ache so i am in a love hate relationship with food at the moment. But i still haven't fallen ill I never get any benefits ,really ppl you'd think i would get better or at least lose weight.

Arabic is soooooo Cool and tajweed is even better. The best thing i chose to do was to do 2 hrs of tajweed. My teacher is so harsh but she is really funny she thinks i am off my cake but hey thats normal.

The funny thing is a try and practise my arabic and then when ppl respind i have no clue wot they are say so i have to ask ion english anyway.

The reception ppl in the hotel are really cool they keep trying to teach us new words to use. adn cos i get up early in the morning to practise my tajweed the night recpetionist ( a really old bloke) help me practise my tajweed.

Alex is really growing on me. the sea is every where you look (on the main road) we have yet to go swimming but IA next week somethine.
Thius weekend were are going to cario for hafsa little sisters wedding which is another freak stroy guest for the wedding were on the same flight as us coming to cairo.

right ppl i try next week to post some thing soon.

Love ya all and miss ya loads
Shules

P.s maryam amd liz doesn't like shopping so i haven't brought anthing yes so if i come back without pressies blame them!!

P.s.s i heard about sarah A pass on my love to her.