13/11 to 14/11 : Lazy days

I finally had a real weekend! Friday I wanted to work on my presentation in the library, but I ended up talking with Guillaume on msn and writing on my blog almost the entire morning. In the afternoon I went shopping with Amy. We past by amazing little shops, where we bought some souvenirs and gifts for our families. The shops had a lot of tiny things that were funny and never too kitschy. I had a really good time with Amy, we get alon very well. She's such a funny, open-hearted and witty American girl. I think that the word 'yippie' describes her best (I don't know why, it's just a sound that suits her).
In the evening she ate at my appartment (as a well trained fiancé, Quentin cooked for us, extremely good!). Then we talked the evening away with Amy, Sandra and Kaz, about many things, like Pokemon, whether Hatsjepsut was a good ruler or not (the girls said yes, the boys no), and horror movies. All this over a glass of wine. We tend to get very silly when we talk.

Saturday I woke up at noon. Hmmm lazy day. I first talked a lot to Guillaume on th phone. It feels so good every time to hear his voice. The distance is hard, even though we are a bit used to it. I'll be so happy when he comes (on the 26th of november, I'm counting the days!).
Then I started working on my presentation, but I was tired and my head was full of everything I've seen the past month, that I have some difficulties to concentrate on my work. Luckily next week will be a bit less busy than the past weeks, so I'll be able to breathe and start working on my paper and presentation.
Yesterday Quentin and I met Sanaa Khalil on the ground floor of our appartment block. Remember her? The woman who helped us find an appartment. She stood there waving with an Egyptian flag, because tonight (14/11) there is a very important football game : Egypt - Algeria. The outcome will sort of decide whether Egypt will be qualified for the World Cup. When Amy and I did some shopping yesterday, we saw many people already tooting in their cars with flags. The Egyptiands love football. I once got inside a taxi with some Dutch people and this is how the conversation went :
Driver : "Welcome to Egypt! Where are you from?"
Kaz : "We're from Holland, and she's from Belgium."
Driver : "Aah, Holland : Ajax! Belgium : Anderlecht!"

It is very funny to see the people here getting all excited about it. Normally I don't like all the football craziness in Belgium, but here I can understand it. Most Egyptians are way too poor to spend a night (or day) out, like theatre, concert, go dancing, even go and see the piramids. It is too expensive. Watching football wth your friends on TV in a bar is free, so I can understand very well that for them it is a great occasion to go out and have fun. We decided to go and watch the game tonight in a local bar. Get some couleur locale, as they say!

Well, so far for my lazy weekend. Tomorrow we're going on an excursion again, and I'm sure I will have a lot to say again once I'm back!