Brittany, Katie, Sayed and myself drove up to Marina after classes ended on Thursday. Britttany and Katie are both in my program and Sayed goes to Depaul University in Chicago with Brittany. We were stuck in traffic for quite a while in Tahrir Square but jammed out to old school 90's hits the whole way there. We pulled into Marina 5 but there are 7 Marina developments that collectively stretch over 20 kilometers of white sand beaches, crystal blue water and dozens of sheek restaurants filled with extremely wealthy Egyptians relaxing in this beach resort town. Made up of around 95% Egyptians, there are rarely tourists in this area. There is a Greek Cemetery from World War II so occasionally some tourists come to visit the graves of their families.
Well pulling into his development we were overwhelmed by how beautiful it was and immediately drawn to the signs (In English) which were lined up successively for the cars to see as cars drive down the road.
Stop.
Wait.
Does it please the Great?
Remember Allah.
Sayed, our friend who brought us told us that the signs were put up by a resident of Marina to discourage drinking and driving and obviously serve as a reminder to be cognizant of God.
Sayed's house was extremely gorgeous and reminded me of the part of Admirals Cove that sits on Jupiter Inlet. Huge stone mansions with a sprawling, grass filled backyard, a stone grill built up out of the ground (like those from Italy) and beautiful iron gates leading to the Mediterranean , 5 steps away. Welcome to bliss. We met his friends and cousins and got ready to go out.
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