Today was fun…. I decided to go to the DSL company’s office and demand a refund for their laziness. You would think such an errand wouldn’t be too difficult to accomplish. Well in Egypt it is. I had a friend drop me off after my classes with a binder and 4 books in my possession. After waiting for 20 minutes and arguing with the guy for another 10, I discovered that I cannot even accomplish anything at this office. Apparently, all refunds are handled at an office on the other side of town. So after accomplishing nothing, I decided to head on home. Before stopping a taxi, I reach into my pocket to find that I only have a half a pound. I then proceeded to walk 3 blocks to the nearest ATM to withdraw some cash. This still should not be too big a deal. Well that ATM did not work, nor did any other ATM I could find for over a kilometer. Keep in mind, I am carrying a binder and 4 not so compact books with me. Also, of course, as soon as I do finally find a functioning ATM, and get into a taxi, I pass about 908 ATMs on the way home….

So after arriving home, we decided to have another go at seeing the crazy old lady’s cheap apartment. And off we go again. About 2 hours and 7 or 8 people later, we finally get into this apartment…. Let’s just say there was a reason it was so cheap….