After a uneventful trip we arrived in Fort Wayne at 3am on Wednesday morning - definitely tired, but so glad to be home and with all our suitcases too! We went to bed for a few hours, then started off our day with a morning run. That was definitely different - we ran past green yards and neighborhood ponds, on sidewalks that were clean and well-maintained, saw only one or two cars, and barely sweated because it was in the 60s! (In Egypt our run takes us down busy streets and I spend the whole time trying not to think about the dust and fumes I'm breathing in...and trying not to get run over.) It's been pretty rainy and cool here, which is a novelty for us - I was actually wearing sweatpants and a sweatshirt yesterday. I appreciate the coolness, but I do miss the sun.
I think what I miss most about Egypt now are the walks between our flat and MCC. Alway sunny, a good chance to think, usually some opportunities to practice Arabic. We are definitely back in the land of cars now, not walking to work, the grocery store, the library, etc. It's also weird to actually use the car's AC - in Egypt you just always open the windows. It feels kind of stuffy with everything closed up...
I think what I miss most about Egypt now are the walks between our flat and MCC. Alway sunny, a good chance to think, usually some opportunities to practice Arabic. We are definitely back in the land of cars now, not walking to work, the grocery store, the library, etc. It's also weird to actually use the car's AC - in Egypt you just always open the windows. It feels kind of stuffy with everything closed up...
We've already really been enjoying the food - hence the morning running to balance it out. I walked into a huge grocery store (Scotts) for the first time yesterday and was overwhelmed. This happened whenever we would come back from England too, but more so coming from Egypt. Our grocery store in Egypt is about the size of our living room...okay probably twice the size of our living room. It must've taken me five minutes just to walk around the perimeter of Scotts.
Mom, Dad, and Dylan are all playing Ticket to Ride at the moment, probably our family's favorite game (considering we have 6 different versions of it =). I'm taking a break for this, and also recovering from my "gingival graft" surgery (a dental procedure I had to do before Peace Corps). For everyone who told me it was no big deal, you were right. =)