I hope there is Life after all this

One of my Steinbeck moments.... worked too long and hard yesterday; studying for my Oral Public International Law exam till 4pm, then started a group discussion for it  from 4pm that lasted till 1am with Tiffany and Steve. That was interesting, we had the craziest laughs about law and had   fun studying together! Tiffany is amazingly brilliant but she does not know it. Steve seems to know everything about the world and how it works I do not know how his brain saves all these world conflicts and historical  events! Well as for me.... I am just learning! I learn so much from people everyday and I hope that one day I can be a good teacher! 

Mike made us dessert - delicious! Apple crumble! I was actually thinking of asking him to make apple pie with me but then I  did not find time, then  he sends out an email saying dessert would be at 11:30pm- yay! I love my friends, they make me happy. Anyways, I practically run out of Tiffany's apartment even though I had only seen it after midnight. Thankfully he was awake,  the smile on my face still shames me this morning, I was like a kid who had not had food in weeks!

Kelsy has been staying with me for a few days and I have cooked for her which  makes me happy, cooking does happy things to me. I relax, forget that there are issues surrounding me, I refuse to embrace them and just focus on  making sure that the  vegetables and food  ends its life well. Kelsy is one of my greatest delights! She makes me happy and reminds me of a shoot, an ever growing plant that survives against the storms of winds and rain.  I hope she feels better from all this final exams stress, life and Cairo seems to be sucking everything it can get out of us. It seems to get worse and  I am  starting to believe that Cairo has a way captivating you  and never letting you go even after it has sucked everything out. You will  hate and  loathe it, but you will come back! It feels like Egypt has conspired with the gods that nothing will ever let you stay away.... as for me I have to find a new love. Brasilia  calls, it beckons!

Its really cold now, I have the heater on all the while am in the house and waking up gets harder as the days go by. The winter came without warning, we have been waiting and now it is here. So I will embrace it. Three papers to go and an oral exam, a Thesis to edit , another Thesis proposal to  edit and a class coming up in January! This too shall pass.....I hope there is life left in me after all this!