Today has been the 6th day here in Alexandria. So far, everything is great. The seniors are helpful and kind, my room is comfortable and the hostel is good.
Everything's in good condition. We had an orientation week for 3 days. There were modules, LDK sessions. It was fun yet tiring. The orientation week started as soon as we arrived here and let's just say, we were exhausted. We were tired and cranky but the most important thing was, we had fun. Kudos to the organiser.
We went to Cairo yesterday. It was fun. I was amazed on how huge the pyramid was. Getting the opportunity to get a close up of the pyramid was beyond awesome. The bricks were huge. Tall and heavy. Approximately 2m each, I think. It made me ponder on how strong the people back then, how can they managed to lift such heavy bricks. It must have been a torture.
We then went to visit the Sphinx. I have to admit, I was excited to see the sphinx. Haha. I find the sphinx very cute. LOL.
Later, we went to pray at Qanah ( I can't remember the name ) . There were three kids running around asking for money. They even took our drinks and bags of chips. Rude much?
After that, we visited Salah Ad-Din. There were three museums! We didn't get to go all three though. The museum was dusty and dark. The mannequins freaked me out. Haha.
Cairo's weather is different compared to Alexandria. It is really hot. Everyone was sweating. The air is dusty. Everyone's shoes were grey-brown in colour. We got to visit Masjid Muhammad Ali. It was beautiful. The surrounding was calm despite the hot weather. Everyone sat down in the mosque and by the expressions on the faces, I can see that they were just amazed as I was.
We then went to Masjid Husin and Masjid Al-Azhar. Masjid Husin was named after Husin, the prophet's grandson. The seniors gave us almost an hour to shop at Husin. Everything was pricey. A shawl for 20 pounds? We could get around 10-15 pounds here in Alex.
It was a 3-4 hour journey from Alex to Cairo. We arrived safely at our hostel at 1 am due to a problem. Tayar bas pecah tengah tengah jalan -.-
Class starts tomorrow. I'm nervous to be frank. Medicine is not an easy course. The toughest course. Oh well. InsyaAllah, I can do it. Like what Rancho said in 3 Idiots, " Pursue excellence, and success will follow, pants down " .
Till then, Maassalamah.
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