Homestay Night 2

Early in the morning I awoke in the bed that my family had given me, I felt bad but because I did not know how to get to the Taxi stop, I went with my brother Emad to the place. He was telling me where to go in Arabic, and I thought to myself "It'll be easy, it's just a taxi ride there", little had I comprehended that the Taxi ride back would have to drop me back off in the same exact spot for me to know where I am.
I went through the days classes, had Dobka class, showered at my flat then it was off to my home. I was super nervous now because I realized over the timespan of the day that I really had no idea where I was going. I told the driver "Talbia Haram! (my neighborhood) and he took me there. After stopping for gas, to talk to a friend and put air in his tires, my taxi driver pulled on the side of the street and said "Talbia Haram" and pointed to a street perpendicular to the street we were on. Realizing I had not come from this way before I felt that if I just asked the right people, I would get there, no worries! Knowing the words of my street, I would only ask store owners who may know the area. I kept getting pointed in the direction of going a lot farther. 45 minutes into it, I realized that when MESP warned us that Egyptians like to help even if they have no idea either was definitely coming into play. Finally I found someone who told me it was on the other side of the street, then people started pointing me in the opposite direction but with more specific pointing and Arabic. Around another 30 minutes I decided that it was time to ask for a mobile, I borrowed one, called my sister who talked to the guy and was told to wait there. 3 minutes later Baba comes out. I was literally right next to the street that connects with my home. I was relieved to come home (who was not worried because they just figured I had come late in a taxi). I played with little Lisa, a daughter of mama's best friend. It is great because she speaks basically my level of Arabic (actually, she's definitely much better). Then the usual routine of watching tv, doing "wageb" (homework) and then eating dinner around 10:00pm (bread, refried beans, hard boiled eggs, cucumbers and cheese). I got to use the internet (which I am using now) which was great also. My brothers Romany, Emad and I stayed up watching a Miami Vice the movie (Awfully boring, I wished I even didn't understand English for that movie).