my birthday. I've been bitter for a while that, although my 21ST birthday was theday before St. Patrick's day, when the kids back on Campus, drinking and being merry, and it would have been a spectacular time to turn 21. I still had an unforgettable birthday, and best of all, I still remember *almost all * of what happened.The night before my birthday, we took a Felucca, a kind of Egyptian boat out on the Nile, with a 
few bottles of wine and a bunch of my new friends and some of my old ones. It was a GORGEOUS night, and I had a great time, got quite tipsy, and then they took me to Hard Rock Cafe. Unfortunately, I was quite quickly too far gone, so had to be taken home before I got my special birthday treat. It was a 21st Birthday American-Style, only in Egypt, and I am so grateful for my friends here who made it sweet. My family did the coolest thing possible: I have a YouTube video in my name (if you're bored, search "Birthday Wishes for Laura"), and it was a little taste of being at home with them, even if we were thousands of miles away.
few bottles of wine and a bunch of my new friends and some of my old ones. It was a GORGEOUS night, and I had a great time, got quite tipsy, and then they took me to Hard Rock Cafe. Unfortunately, I was quite quickly too far gone, so had to be taken home before I got my special birthday treat. It was a 21st Birthday American-Style, only in Egypt, and I am so grateful for my friends here who made it sweet. My family did the coolest thing possible: I have a YouTube video in my name (if you're bored, search "Birthday Wishes for Laura"), and it was a little taste of being at home with them, even if we were thousands of miles away. 
Also, for all my ND friends (Mom, DON'T READ THIS) I purchased a sheesha/hookah pipe for personal use next semester, and AJ was nice enough to take it home for me so I don't have to deal with it at the end of the semester. I am actually quite fond of it already, because it's so pretty, but all I have left are pictures, so my feelings towards it are like those for an adopted child from China that I only have pictures from for the time being. I plan 
on having sheesha nights at my apartment, perhaps accompanied by Egyptian food, and you are all invited. I am also contemplating the idea of sheesha tailgates, if only for the strange satisfaction I'll get out of explaining to the Indiana State Police that I am, in fact, only smoking tobacco (Here, Officer, try it, it's great, no seriously. Try it, I mean it.) Be there.
on having sheesha nights at my apartment, perhaps accompanied by Egyptian food, and you are all invited. I am also contemplating the idea of sheesha tailgates, if only for the strange satisfaction I'll get out of explaining to the Indiana State Police that I am, in fact, only smoking tobacco (Here, Officer, try it, it's great, no seriously. Try it, I mean it.) Be there. OK, enough for now. I have to write the longest paper I've written in 4 months today, and I'm not liking that idea at all. I should get on that.
Thanks for reading, questions and comments welcome!!
Laura
1 comment:
This is a wonderful blog. The title brought me here as I had just finished reading Lahiri's extraordinary story. The photos just make everything richer. Great work.
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