The return

Back to Egypt, its hot and humid, not ideal weather for one who perspires a lot and dreads heat, am already anticipating and looking forward to the winter. Yet I am here because I want to be, because I know that there is much for me here to make something out of the future I so desire and want to create. Coming to Cairo was a pre-meditated plan , yet it was also a scapegoat from a ridiculously unstable life. I have met so many people who long to live in America and even wonder why I came back to Cairo. Some ask, 'Why didn't you just study there?" I smile and say I am back! I am coming to realize that we are all an amazing mix of people, all of us designed for a life creatively curved for each of our desires and dreams and hopes. Life in America is great, but just not for me. My heart is in Africa, its in a world that defines my attributes and dreams. A world where I fit, it may never be perfect with the racism and the tribalism, but hey, it's where I fit. Am excited about the prospects, I start work tomorrow as a Teaching Assistant, for a Professor and Director of the Center for Migration & refugee studies, and honestly am humbled by this position. I never expected it not did I even apply for it. As an African Fellow I get this privilege, I am going to be drawn into a field of academics and academicians. He took me around the office on Thursday, introducing me to people who are doing great refugee research projects that will hopefully change refugee and humanitarian work In the Middle east and Africa for the betterment of the refugee. Its an awesome privilege for me and I am extremely honored. My greatest prayer at the moment is that I will be the best that I can through learning from all these amazing minds and methods. Maybe I will even start one of my Thesis' early. Am a dual masters student, not sure at the moment whether I will finish International Human rights law here or else where. For now I am on the fellowship and I start classes on Monday, after the Thursday Law dept If-tar, I am excited and optimistic about being a Human rights lawyer, I want to be a force of change in some way, small or big. I want to pursue my dreams and not anyone else' I want to know myself better than anyone knows me, so that I can achieve the greatest potential that is in me. Its been one of those Saturdays where I sit in, read, watch movies, talk with Edefe like forever on chat and skype throughout and eat Ice cream. I tried making rice and chicken and I gagged! I can not stand chicken anymore, meat has become detestable to me.Maybe am really supposed to be vegetarian. My roommate is lovely she makes me laugh. She speaks with so much expression (an Italian gift)and is often out partying, oh the good old days of 25! She came in at 7am this morning and went out at noon, and will not be back till 7am tomorrow morning am sure. Oh the life! I am afraid that will strike me in my 40s, at the prime of life!