Hoseback Riding and Football

Last Saturday night was incredible. I found myself in the middle of the desert, the pyramids in front of me and the lights of Cairo to the right, sand all around. I was riding horseback for the first time in over a year and it was amazing. We rode through the streets until we got to the desert, and got to run so fast and smoothly. The impact was that of a greatly surreal experience. In the middle of walking, my horse decided it was tired and laid down. I jumped off and he was just chilling. I love horses.

Sunday night we went to a football (soccer) game. I couldn't make the game at Olaf, so I figure this was a pretty good substitute. We took a taxi there, and our driver was nicknamed Dracula because he looked remarkably similar, although he only had one leg. He hardly spoke English, but I could tell he was a fun guy. The game itself was interesting, but the really fun part was before. I bought a cheap red flag of the team and a few of us got our faces painted with the numbers of players. There were hardly any women present. I'd say 99% or more were men, which was an event within itself. They were staring at us, a group of six women definitely was an uncommon sight there. Once the game started it was fine. A boy behind us kept asking to take our pictures on his camera phone, so I'm pretty sure I have a new boyfriend by now. I wonder if relationships with 14 year old boys is illegal in Egypt. Hmmm...