Poshlost

Around an area of prayer within the AUC. In order to fill the void that is Friday in the Middle East, I proceeded with the 80 minute walk from the dormitories to the campus in the morning.

So little to blog of. My life is relatively exciting, and yet, literarily stagnant at times. But, it is more than likely my own delusional standards.

I sat for 30 minutes before the TV as al-Jazeera broadcast purely prayer before a plain screen. That was interesting.

Then I continued in my mission for clothing. I need simple, J. Crew/Gap staple items. No such luck in the Arab Republic of Egypt. I ultimately settled upon a Marshall's kind of store, the best available, since I refuse to spend what is 85 USD after the exchange rate at Quicksilver on a tee-shirt. The store was filled with middle-aged women, hovering over articles...eagerly fondling fabric, flipping price tags. I figured I'd do the same. After quite some time, I managed to find a few tops. Cheap, in price and production. I feel terribly spoiled. But how proud I was with my bright yellow bag and cheap shirts...what a bargain, and now a few more options.

Then I studied. For a long time.

Then Ally came. And we talked Turkey, Egypt, college, travels for about two hours, wallowing in our collective boredom.

We concluded we'd break this by heading to Metro Market (big happening hang-out) for something to eat, or, as she put it "to buy stuff we don't need for the sake of buying."

And so on my second shopping venture, Ally and I purchased exorbitant quantities of cheap Middle Eastern chocolate and skin products.