We have tried to make a concerted effort to get off campus each day. There always seems like there is more to do but it is important to take break and get out into the “real world” of Alexandria. We took a nice long walk Saturday morning before breakfast. The crowd that is out early in the morning is very different than what we see later in the day. It is much more “working” class. Saturday is a school day for many of the schools in our area and we see many students walking or being dropped off at the neighborhood schools. You could easily walk by a school and not recognize it as many look just like apartment buildings. Many of the schools require students to wear uniforms and the children look so nice. There is something to be said about uniformity of dress in an educational setting. Along the Corniche we saw several fishermen who had set up their “stands.” For many this is not a business, rather it is a way for them to catch their dinner. As we walked back we noticed some “car washers.” These are men who are hired to wash off someone’s car in the morning before the person uses it. Cars are usually parked on the streets and with all the dust, their owners’ want them cleaned up before they drive them so they will hire someone to wipe it down before they use it. Saturday evening we drove out to Green Plaza with a couple of other teachers and went to “The Brave One” starring Jodie Foster. Tickets for the 4:00 show are only 15 LE each (around $2.75).
