You asked me if I have friends since I've been here. To made any American tell you the truth I don't know. Americans seem to have an idea about friendship different rom ours. First, everyone is very friendly. People smile and even sometimes say hello to me in the street people don't even know! Both boys and girls! And at the dorm everyone seems kind friendly, smiling too. They say things like"Well have to get together some time" or"Stop by some time." But they have ever have time just then to chat a little longer. They're always in a hurry, on their any somewhere. Another thing is they'll ask about Egypt but they don't really seem to care about the answer, besides just noticing that our customs are different. And they really know nothing about Egypt or much of the rest of the world. I think of you and Karima and the long discussions we had about our lives and about the world. That's what friendship means to me. I think of the many times needed your help and even if you had your own problems, you always helped me. haven't found that even after oneyear of living here. I don't mean to complain, but you did ask. I guess I can say it's very easy here to make acquaintances but I'm not sure what friendship means in American terms.