From Misr (Egypt)

Okay, so, it's Thursday at eight p.m. and I'm paying one pound (roughly twenty cents) for an hour to use this. I'll get out what I can. Forgive my spelling as this is an Arabic keyboard.

Please, continue to pray for this trip in general. We got here safely with minor incidences (one girl's flight was cancelled and in her connecting flight, a man died. Also, the plane's brakes caught on fire because of all the sand when we landed.) There is so much it seems I forgot to pray for. Our group is extremely divided. It just makes everything that much harder. There is a couple here together. The Muslim girl who is here only speaks to a couple people in our group now. Especially on the street, where locals can see the rest of the Americans. I find myself extremely on edge around a few people. It's hard to get any personal space. We have apartments but most of us are sharing rooms. In some cases I'm almost finding it hard to not be rude. There is one girl in specific who won't give me any space (she wouldn't leave the room while I was putting on my bathing suit. She was pouring a water bottle into her nalgene). I don't know how to ask for space in a situation like this. There is more to the story like there always is.

I let my temper get the best of me yesterday. It's really bothering me that I did. There's a guy on this trip (the one with the girlfriend who is also here) who has been... mean? He makes a lot of extremely rude comments. He acts as if he's got something to prove. I really tried to be civil (really, erally tried). Then there were four days in a row where he said something to me and I got tired of him treating me like I was stupid so I responded more curtly. Everytime, to everyone in the group, he said that I must be PMSing. The last time I went off on him because I was so... offended? I was erally hurt by the he was treating me and also tired of it. Regardless, my professor pulled me aside and agree that said guy is a jerk and that he does feel like he has something to prove. He also told me that he was considering giving me my own tutor because I get kind of bored in class. Not the point. Tensions are extremely high. Many people are angry. But it seems like everyone has something to say about everyone else. Satan is really working his magic here. Please pray for our group as a whole.

Also, pray for the people of this country. It just gets sad seeing all the people who don't work because there aren't any jobs. There's a lot to pray about. I believe God is present but I believe he needs soemthing to work with. Pray that I can begin to some things figured out and become a more positive influence on this group.

Also, a girl's fiance's mother has been diagnosed with terminal cancer. She is leaving tomorrow night in order to be with her. Please pray for her travel as well as the mother.