Assalamo Alaikum,
On the 4th of May i went to San Francisco to visit uncle Khaled and his family. He is my mother’s brother and i have seen him only once in my life before this time.. He was waiting for me in the airport and drove me home..
I spent almost three days there.. didnt get to see much of the city but i loved staying there. San Francisco is the most beautiful city i have seen so far.. i really loved it to a far extend. The city is ups and downs and hills. The buildings are gorgeous. You just need to walk around and you will immediately fall in love with the old city. It is known of the high percentage of gays!
Most of the time i spent with uncle’s family, his wife: Dalia, his son, Sammy, and his daughter, Diana 
Diana calls herself “Princess Diana” and wants to be a butterfly when she grows up.. LOL she is only 4 years old.
Sammy and Diana, unexpectedly loved me. I usually dont get along with kids. I am not good with those clown faces or stupid acts to make children laugh. I dealt with them as if they were adults. Sammy cried on my departure.
Uncle drove me to San Jose airport where i flew to Houston and then to Baton Rouge on the 7th of May. There i found my aunt husband. Youssef. He i a technician of Nuclear Medicine in the hospital. He drove me home where i met my aunt Sama7, My mother’s half sister. Met her and her kids, Sommer, 15 years, Sharif 12 years, Sami 7 years and Sara 4 years.
Spent with them four days till i flew on the 12th which is today.. From Lafayette airport to Houston to Ontario Airport. Again, Sharif cried on my departure. Now i began to believe that i can have some influence on kids or young boys. That’s a good indicator.
In the airport i sat for an hour trying to figure out what to do! i called Mimi yesterday and asked her if i can stay in her house for the few days till i fly to New York on the 15th.. she welcomed me. Mimi finishes her work @ 5pm.. my flight arrived 10:30 am. so i had to think.. first how to reach la verne, the city where is her house.. and 2nd where to stay and what to do with my 2 big bags and one handbag. Tawakkalt 3ala Allah and decided to take a taxi. Taxi driver was a short african man. with a little beard and black rimmed glasses. Asked him about the ride cost and he said he will take $35 that was a good deal. I thought it would be around $50 at least. So i went in. When we started the ride, i noticed his key ring and found a card with his daughter’s photo and her name Saria Abusalih. knew hi is a Muslim so started talking. The man spoke Arabic. He is Sudanese mathematics teacher. Gave up teaching because it didnt pay well to save some money. It was just enough for living. Taxi driving was more worth it than teaching. We talked a bit about Egypt and Sudan and he got me home. He said that he knew that i am a muslim and this is why he offered me that price. When we reached home, the fare counter showed $43.00 the man knew it would be more than $35 but he wanted to give me a discount because i am a Muslim. Now i am in starbucks waiting for Mimi to come back from work and pick me up in her way home..
Few days and i will be back to Egypt. I hope i wont be culturally shocked . Although i know everything about Egypt and i expect all the changes, still, it is hard.
The next few days are supposed to hold different experiences. Who knows!?
مواضيع متعلقة
- From USA
- Egyptian Adham’s News
- what a day!
- On an international interesting dinner table
- The Journey to New York City
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ahmed hisham
May 12th, 2009
Miss you Bro … Really miss you
All your posts just make my eyes shine with tears …
Thanks for keeping us updated with your trip details
Miss you again
Marat
May 12th, 2009
glad u r enjoying ur time .. clearly u ll b shocked specially with the first ride to Zagazig
miss u brother
XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOX
Samir
May 13th, 2009
I miss u Adham and I am waiting for u. Such experiences u will never forget and u will regret when u take ur first step in Cairo Airport. then we will be shocked as Egypt omm eldonia likes u (by words only) and u r her grateful son!
now do not think of ur home country .. when u come home u will understand how many centuries! America precedes Egypt .. Enjoy ur stay .. few days in America are like months here
waiting for u
رقية
May 13th, 2009
حاول تراجع نظامنا في مصر(( قبل ما تيجي)) وتقنع نفسك ان للاسف احنا عايشين كده
وانك للاسف هتعيش ف الوضع ده
وللاسف انا عارفه انه هيكون وضع مؤلم ومحبط جدااااااااااااااا
بجد نصيحة وتقبلها: حاول تتصالح مع الوضع قبل ما توصل
وصول سالم ان شاء الله,وعاوزين بوستات كتير عن الرحلة دي
IMS
May 14th, 2009
miss u my brother ..
enjoy 7atta al thomalah
adhamox
May 15th, 2009
I miss you too brother.. glad you liked my writing
adhamox
May 15th, 2009
Brother.. if you mention Zagazig to me one more time, you are finished!
miss you
adhamox
May 15th, 2009
Samir, i miss you man
hahaha.. Egypt is omm el donia indeed.. i dont know why.. but it is! see you in a week isA
adhamox
May 15th, 2009
haha.. i prefer enjoying the moment here and forgetting about the Egyptian “Dream”
thank you for reading Rokayya..
adhamox
May 15th, 2009
miss you too bro
el thomala 7aram
DavidW
May 21st, 2009
Just catching up on your blog after being away myself. Sorry I missed you while you were here in the States. Glad you got to see San Francisco, Baton Rouge, and NYC a great sampling of the US. HOpe to catch up soon and looking forward to surfing over to see your photos on FB.
Cheers.