Day 23

Hello again friends and family of global!
This is Matthew Boeker on day 23, and what a great day it was. We started the day by waking up to a morning bus tour around the city of Cairo.  This took us all the way from the outskirts of New Cairo to the West Bank by the pyramids and finally down to the southern part of the ring road which encircles Cairo. Along the way we stopped at a gorgeous cliff face overlooking the entire old city. Along the way, our tour guide/professor John Swanson helped to teach us some interesting socioeconomic trends that are prevalent throughout the Cairo area.
We stopped for lunch when we got back to campus, and while I can only speak for part of the group, the restaurant Zooba has become like a second home. After an again delicious lunch, we heard from professor Swanson about the many facets of Islam in a very interesting lecture. As has been the custom, a group of us went to go play some ultimate frisbee after our three hours of lecture to blow off a little steam. To cap the day off, we found an amazing Lebanese restaurant very near our apartments and feasted on some unique juices and traditional Lebanese fatta. It was a great way to end a great day. Just in case you all aren't following our Facebook page as well, shoot us a like for St Olaf Global Semester 2017!!! Have a wonderful day you guys, till next time.

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