Day 102

Wednesday April 30th

Today I didn't know if I had two of my classes. So I showed up to Political Science at 12:00 and it turns out we did have class. There were only about 5 of us there, and the Professor didn't have anything planned, so we just talked about the news and then were on our way. We did sign in, but later found out that it wouldn't be counted against us. So hopefully its extra credit. We shall see. After that my art class was canceled, so I waited around and then went to Arabic where I showed my Professor the sweet helmet I bought and the pictures I took. It was pretty fun. We were heading off to Jerusalem the next day, so after getting come I packed up my stuff for the next round and headed off to the bus station. The Taxi ride took forever as the cab took the longest way possible and drove as slow as possible. After eventually finding the place, he wanted 20 and not 15 pounds. 15 is more than fair, and I refused to pay him more. So I started to walk away and he had the audacity to get out of his cab and demand more. I have never had a cabbie do this, and I didn't really know what to do. My Arabic isn't that good to really argue with him, and I was frustrated with the whole process so I just gave him the extra 5 pounds. I felt like shit afterwards for caving especially when I was right and he was trying to get more money for his stupidity. However, I think I might have felt worse if I had really gotten mad at the guy and forced him back into his cab over just a dollar, especially when its not like this guy doesn't have a hard enough life simply because he is a taxi driver in Egypt. Still, I don't like people walking all over me. It's a quandary I find myself in, where to draw the line, and I would like any help people might offer...