Uber-Short Update

I am thoroughly enjoying the novel sights, sounds, eats and smells (well, not all of them) in my new Egyptian hometown. In a mere 2 weeks, I have feasted on the bountiful harvest at the Magic Alley behind our home, short-changed a cab driver and darted into the subway to avoid his wrath, been hit by a car (!!), sailed down the Nile, been stalked down a dark street by a waiter who forgot to charge me for a WIFI card, strolled through the lovely Al-Azhar park during the call to prayer, flooded a cafe bathroom because what I believed to be the flusher was actually the bidet switch, and survived a classroom of crazy children on Ramadan day 1. A very full two weeks, indeed. More to come.