25 on the road 2 cigarettes in Baba is in his cheerful ship captain mode He's quizzing me on directions and I'm calmly but loudly saying SPEED BUMP, LADY ON YOUR LEFT Mama used to grip the coat hanger handle above the window He's not a bad driver, especially for his age It's just driving in Egypt means you need to be a little bit suicidal and have the reflexes of a cat I remember my Canadian teacher in high school recounting the horror of his trip from the airport to the hotel in a local taxi The other Egyptian kid in class and I laaaughed and laughed 'I COULD REACH INTO THE CAR NEXT TO US' 'HE WAS ZIGZAGGING WITHOUT BRAKING' 'PEOPLE WERE JUST STROLLING ACROSS THE HIGHWAY' We're used to it Yeah, driving in other countries feels like a video game Baba wants my full attention for the quiz Opa and there goes cigarette number 3 Can't wait to swiiiim |