reminders of @Love.

On Sunday, I hosted a dinner of a bunch of AIESECers who happen to be in Cairo - some Madisonians, @CU-ers, and interns - a tradition that I have adopted from our old LC dinners and am trying to implement here. I cooked an obscene amount of food, which of course was not even close to enough, and brought out the little Arab mother in me, making sure people were eating enough, had everything they needed, and were doing nothing but enjoying themselves while I ran around getting food, tea, and whatnot together for them. It was a great evening, getting to see people I hadn't for awhile, and introduce new ones into the crowd that has become a mini-@Egypt family. And the lovely Denise, an @er from GT working here in Cairo, brought me one of the best gifts I have gotten in a very long time. Some love from home - in the form of a t-shirt and a card, which just about put me to tears.

I can't even recall how many times I have gone on and on about AIESEC GT Love. But they are my family, my friends, my coworkers, and my inspiration. They remind me of how to live the Dream, and that while they make me proud, I constantly want to make them proud, too. I can't explain how much I miss all of them or how truly special and unique what we have at @GT is. I'm a gushing mess of love for those kids.

Epic Success.

Last night, I was notified by the fantastic Karen Pierce of the Georgia Tech International Plan that I had received $750 from the IP Stipend program to spend as my nomading deemed fit.

Right now, I'm sipping on Turkish coffee and purchasing my tickets to Turkey with that new found cash. I only thought it appropriate.

My Cairene nomading lives on.

In the past month

this is what has happened to my life.

1. I got a new sister.

2. I spent a significant amount of money.

3. I have accomplished no great feats.

4. I realized how homesick I am for Georgia Tech.

5. I fell in love with Russell Brand.

6. I have significantly freaked out more than usual.

7. I have not yet packed, or gotten any closer to packing.

8. I have read no less than seven books.

I leave Sunday for Cairo. Let's hope I don't break down before then.

i miss you.

Preparing a presentation for AIESEC Chandigarh, I looked up our LC's specialty. And realized something - how much I miss you all.


7 weeks, and counting. I will be home soon, and I expect dancing.

it goes on without you.

LTR is this weekend for GT.
and I am not going. and that fact is killing me.
I am so worried about not having any influence on the LC this summer while I am gone (12 days!), and not that I don't trust everyone who will be working - I just am wondering if I will recognize it when I come home. I have put so much into this LC, I don't want to leave it alone - but I know going on an exchange will help the LC as much as it will help me. And the people staying in the states will be amazing, I know.
I don't know what to do about this unsettling feeling I have.

tomorrow, tomorrow...

i leave in about 28 hours. i cant even begin to tell you how incredible that is to me.

there was a point however that i was almost told i couldn't go. my mother, upon finding out about the suicide bombing incident in Casablanca on sunday, officially freaked out and told me that she didn't want me going. i think that is part of the reason why i need to go - to achieve the AIESEC mission and end the need for suicide bombers. i believe in what AIESEC is doing, i just wish that i could get that across to my parents. and everyone.

speaking of conference - it looks like BEBOT will be the roll call for AIESEC US. count it GT.