The Sweet Life

It is interesting being here during the holiday season of Ramadan. It started about August 11th and ends September 9th. It has definitely affected our first few days here. Since Ramadan is about fasting during the day, many of the local people are quite sluggish in the scorching desert heat of Cairo. There are also a lot of special store hours, most stores are closed from about 4:30pm to 8:30pm then stay open really late in the night. restaurants/cafes are closed until night time when they become super jam packed with people breaking fast together and getting as much food as they can. A huge plus to it being Ramadan is that there are sweets everywhere and they are so delicious! I would be worried about gaining weight, but luckily I feel like walking around in the Egyptian heat definitely constitutes as a work out. Though I can’t wait to drink water in public and eat at some local lunch spots, I’ll have to stock up on as much of those sweets as I possibly can.