our apartment! شقتنا

It turns out that the school overbooked housing, so we're no longer staying at the Marwa Palace. "Palace" is a name meant to make up for a lack of stars. One boy got stuck in their elevator for twenty minutes. When the elevator finally arrived at a floor, the doorman refused to open it, because it was stuck at the girls floor. Also, their windows are the size of water bottles, and they don't have internet :)


Now we are living in the Masri Towers. Our apartment is on an island in the Nile called Zamalek, across from downtown. The neighborhood has cute cafes, pubs, great bookstores, cheap grocery stores, and a small expat community. The one downside to this neighborhood is that we aren't forced to use our Arabic as much as in Dokki. In other ways it's easier to use our Arabic though, because it's not so sketchy, and I'm more comfortable talking to strangers. Also, we're allowed to have boys in our apartment. hehe.


The video is our sketchy elevator :)



The dining room/kitchen. Notice the bar!


Living room. The breakfast nook!