What’s that noise?
We were awoken this morning by the sound of pitter-patter outside.
Rain. The first rain we’ve seen since early July.
Contrary to what we’ve been told, the rain did not evaporate before hitting the ground, as the streets were still wet hours after the storm. There were no stormy, grey clouds in the sky; only a dusty, brown glint hovering above us. We’ve been told that the rain in Cairo will stain your clothes, but unfortunately, I did not test that myth this time. Next time it rains – maybe in another four months – I promise I’ll test it out.
This morning at the community center in Maadi I overheard a woman declare that winter has really arrived with the first rain in Cairo. I’m still holding my breath for “winter.”
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