Good-Bye Falaki :(

I was at the Tahrir Campus today for my TOEFL examination. It is official. Old Falaki is being torn down. I can't help but feel sad, like I'm losing a home.

This is only my second year here at the American University in Cairo. I'm a transfer student from George Mason University in Virginia. I'm graduating this spring (inshallah), but I feel like I in August.

I was part of the First Year Experience crew, and ours was the last orientation at the old campus. As annoyed as I was at having to orient the freshmen in the old campus, I'm happy we got those last few weeks in Falaki.

Our office was on the ground floor of the Old Falaki building, behind the Freshmen advising. We'd meet with our committee heads, and help out any way we could. By the end of August that office was bustling with activity. Students were flying in and out delivering t-shirts and bags, bringing flyer copies and student manuals, or finally arriving with lunch.

I wish I could have one day come to Falaki with my children and told them about the experience.