While danger wasn't lurking around every turn i made walking in cairo and luxor, i have never felt so bombarded or hounded by vendors. think bleeding fish surrounded by sharks.
I saw the pyramids, the sphinx, stayed at a kibbutz, rode a camel along the nile, traveled on a night train, rode the metro, hiked mt. sinai at 2 AM. who does this stuff?? it was an unbelievable adventure and i'm so grateful to have gone. mostly because it means that i never have to go back. mostly because i saw things i've always wanted to see. mostly because i was in africa. mostly because i feel closer to the bible. mostly because it is making me into the woman i want to be.
but, this place is still not home.
i'm craving the comforter on my bed, talks with my dad while watching a baseball game or driving on the freeway, sitting on the front porch talking to my mom about recipes and boys,
freedom.
I feel so confined here. that must be their tactic; make us feel how people who live in the middle east feel every day.
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