We stayed with my dad's sister and her family while we apartment hunted, dealt with banks, and got things in order to live up here. Manga loved staying with my aunt and loved playing with her three kids. She is not used to being around kids and does not always realize that she cannot lean up against them. However, she played, ran around, chased squirrels, and just enjoyed her little life. The day we moved into our apartment, Saturday Oct.10, Michael took Manga for a run. They ran on this small trail, so Michael let her off of the leash. The wooded area made it difficult for Michael to always see Manga ahead of him. Thus, around a bend, Michael saw a lake with ducks in it, and before he could even say her name, Manga went plunging into the lake duck hunting. Naturally she did not catch anything, but she managed to go swimming twice and was reported to be very proud of herself.
Enough about her, even though I'm sure she will be mentioned again. We live in a two bedroom-two bath apartment with a nice size living room and dining room attached to it on the ground floor. Our neighbors are a bit noisy, but it's not that bad. It makes taking Manga out that much easier. Our apartment is quite empty. We have furniture coming, but for now we sit on the floor, the tv is on the floor, and out table is a box. However, we do at least have a bed. It is so comfortable, and Manga loves it too! The first few days we slept on an aero bed. I personally like aero beds, but I learned that they are not really made for two people. If it were not for the stress of moving and getting things settled into the apt, we would not have slept well. When Michael layed down, I bubbled up in the air; therefore, I let out some of the air making Michael sink to the ground. Throughout the night the air would seep out so come morning when Michael got up, I plummeted to the ground. Needless to say, the bed was not comfortable, but we found it rather amusing.
Come Monday, Michael started his job which he loves. I take him and pick him up. We get to experience rush hour traffic, but after driving in Cairo nothing is bad. I mean when you get organized traffic with everyone staying in their own lanes, it really isn't that horrible to sit and wait. During the week, we got a tv, became connected to the world once more through cable, phone, and internet. I tell ya, browsing the net on a iPhone is fine for just playing, but when you need to do actual Internet stuff, the iPhone just doesn't cut it. Yet, I am grateful that I could at least do some Internet browsing. Now it's a rainy Friday night, and we are celebrating the end of our first official week here.
