Today was officially the last day of the Summer Language Program. I know that I haven't talked a lot about my classmates so I thought I'd give a profile:
Mohga: teacher, Egyptian, age: 45?
Adrienne: hippy from San Francisco, soon to be professor at the American University in Cairo, former professor at Berkeley, married to Art (Far), age: 36
Art (Far): legal name is Art, people call him Far, I don't know why! married to Adrienne but only to get the benefits, such as the Intensive Arabic Program, at the American University in Cairo, former bike courier in San Francisco, also a hippie
Sara: student from Minnesota, moving temporarily to Italy to be with her fiance
Rebecca: good friend from class, from Maine, goes to school in London, spending the next year at the American University in Cairo
Yasmine: good friend from class, from California/Dubai,UAE (United Arab Emirates), just graduated from University of California at Monterey Bay and is moving to Sacramento
Sumaya: good friend from class, from California/Syria, freelance photographer/editor
Sean: former Peace Corps volunteer, new student at MIIS for the Environmental Policy Program, he is married
James: student at MIIS in the Policy Program
Cie-J: pronounces his name CJ, married and lives in Omaha, age: 26, veteran of the Air Force
That is all there is to know about the people in my class! They are all nice and I am especially sad to leave Yasmine, Rebecca and Sumaya. Also, I was particularly sad to say goodbye to Lama, my tutor. We both almost cried...she has helped me so much and we exchanged email addresses so we can stay in touch. It's bittersweet to end this summer, but I am excited to get home and get ready for Paris!
