ahlan wa sahlan!

greetings from al-iskandariyya! I arrived here two days ago, although it seems like weeks ago. Alex is amazing, indescribable, and so different from the US (obviously). Right now I'm sitting in al-markaz al-amrikiyya in Alex (the American Center), and they have reliable internet..hooray! We're all leaving now to go to dinner, but inshallah I will write more soon.