Excerpts from 'A journey to finding me' Eps 1

8th September Had my first class, I am hoping I can excel in my writing skills. The professor seems really positive and it’s often good to have someone who has experience in the field, Am looking forward to learning everything from her. She also sounds like an optimistic person and am glad I am taking that class cause optimism is what I need right now. Leaving for Katameya desert w here the New campus is, every time I have been I get sick, the heat must be too intense for me, and the journey there is a bit hectic too especially when the traffic is heavy. Also this increase my eczema and am coming to the realization that I may never be able to work in Sudan- a country and place I have always wanted to work and live in. Tiidy a lady I met at AUC, who had lived and worked there, said the heat is so great that once she saw a candle being sold in the market place light up by the strength of the heat. The sun has a terrible effect on me; I get crazy headaches and gag. My desire to be there is slowly fading as a result of how the heat affects my skin. The eczema I have at the moment from the heat of Egypt is beyond what I can handle right now. So for now I will let that dream rest. Am learning to ignore the harassment on the street. Naseem and I went to El Borsa for the evening, people stare at me like I just fell out of space. Someone them literally top and just look. I always thought staring was rude, but it does not seem to be the case in Cairo. I found the lemon mint drink very nice! I hope I can learn to make it for myself. I just need a substitute for sugar.