last night in egypt

i am sitting in the hotel lobby in luxor. i have to leave in a few moments, but i thought i would write a quick blog to let you all know that, not only am i alive, i am well!

today i went to the valley of the kings with my traveling partner, for the last week, Umit. we have been the best of travel companions, i am so fortunate to have met him. we have traversed this crazy land with many adventures and luckily, we both have been seeking the true egyptian experience. for instance, when we arrived in luxor yesterday, we took a local minibus to kartan temple. it cost us only 50 piastres, which is about... um maybe 10 cents. normally, tourists take taxis, which would have been about $2. not that it's a lot of money, but this way we get to sit with realy egyptians and feel what their life is like. it's been so incredible.

of course, i am not egyptian, and the men can smell me coming. today i had a young boy of about 12 try to sell me a scarf while pressing his boner into my back... shudder. so gross.

i am off to greece tomorrow. i really can't wait. i am meeting tristan, and then we are going over to see my parents in rodos. so exciting! i am ready to get out of this hot, chaotic, incessant egypt.

love to everyone! i promise i will write a better post later, with pictures!!