Finally in Cairo

Welcome to Cairo. My new home for the next months.

At the moment I'm sitting on the roof of my hostel, listening to the sounds of the Friday prayer spreading across town. The sun's bright and somewhat heating - quite the contrast to the freezing temperatures of the night. Not sure what I'll be doing the next days, but at least I'll be in Cairo. I'm finally here.

On my way!

Allright! Location? Oslo Airport. Destination? Istanbul. And then, then it's Cairo baby! 

My stomach is full of butterflies, and my eyes sore from crying. (I don't really handle goodbyes too well, haha.) But I'm on my way! Part scared and part giggly - and incredibly ready to get my chilled behind away from Norway. (It's amazing how -15 degrees Celsius can motivate you to take the final leap, and leave the country.) 

Ah, well, see you later, got to run for my check-in.

China pt.5: The Great Wall

Realized I never posted enough pics from the wall we pranced around on in China. So here's a whole bunch!

And this is how charming I looked as I practically inhaled 1,5 liters of water at the end of the hike: 

Note to self: I you're planning on walking for hours in the scorching sun on a stone wall ever again, bring more water. Bring a horse carrying tens of liters. Or at least another bottle.

And wait, it's not over yet! Here's something less green and blue for you as well:

Boom-bada-bing - blogging again

So, I'm leaving for Cairo on Thursday. And about an hour ago, I was cornered by my mother, asking/demanding me to blog a little bit down in Egypt. So, I'll try to blog a bit again.

Moving to Cairo, hey? Yesss. The American University in Cairo, AUC, is waiting for me - somewhere between crowded streets and an amazingly interesting culture, and the Arab Spring. Six days from now, and I'll most probably be located in a cheap hostel in the middle of Cairo, eyes wide and backpack full. I'm not quite sure about what courses I'll be taking, not sure what to expect of the enormous city - but I'm looking forward to it nonetheless.

I'll try to take a few photos in a while, but for now, I'll let you enjoy a few wonderful gems I found at Flickr:

#1, #2, #3, #4, #5

If you like these, head over to Peter Gutierrez' profile at Flickr - there are loads more, and they're niiice.

Hi and bye

Ah. "So, I've got a blog", I suddenly remembered. Actually, I've even got two. And I'm not quite sure what to do with them at the moment. For some reason, it's more inspiring to write in Norwegian nowadays. And well, for that, I've got this blog. Because really, is there anyone reading my blog out there, that doesn't understand Norwegian?

Have a nice day, lovely people!

Hiatus?

Books, beers, giggles, stress, people, planning, school and life. I've got a lot of things going on right now. I'm finally starting my semester, and as I'm frantically trying to gather together all my curriculum, I'm also part of a group in charge of guiding new students through their first semester at the university, in addition to the fact that my deadline to apply to an exchange university is disturbingly close, together with the Arabic class I'm thinking of picking up again.

Dizzy yet? I am. So, even though it's rather sad, I'm giving the blog a little break. (Not that it has overwhelmed anyone that last months anyway.) I'll be back though, just need a little time.

Until then, thanks for sticking by, hoping I'll see you again!

Resembling equilibrium

White wine, raspberries, friends, a trampoline at night, awful sunburns and lots of giggles. One of the best weekends of the summer is over, and my working hours are yet again scribbled all over my day-planner. As saying I'm busy nowadays, is the understatement of the year, I'm not ranked as #1 of Active Bloggers of The Year. But hell, it's summer. I'm having a good time, and even though Norway still is holding its breath, I hope your lives are somewhat good as well.