I went to class at AUC (The American University in Cairo) with Masouda today.  The campus is very small and it is literally jammed into the heart of downtown Cairo.  It's tiny size (only 4,000 students!) made me grateful for UW's big beautiful and anonymous campus.

After class my friend Laila took me under her wing (which I am sure was a welcome relief for Masouda).  We went to her beautiful house and then she took me to a restaurant which served American-style diner food.  We feasted on mozzarella sticks, chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes, strawberry milkshakes and an Oreo ice cream dessert--all for around $11!  I swear I have never eaten better than I have on this trip.

We walked across Zamalek to our professor Mike's house to watch a video of our presentations in Cyprus.  The night was a farewell for me, and I said goodbye to all the amazing Egyptian friends who had been so incredibly kind and generous to me over the past couple of weeks.  They are without a doubt the kindest and most generous people I have ever met.  It was heartbreaking to say goodbye, but I have the rest of my journey ahead.