Egypt
A Day in the Life
Amr Adel Ezzeldin is 12 and in the seventh grade. He lives in Cairo with his 18-year-old sister Rowida, his 20-year-old sister, Dina and his parents. Here's how he spends a typical day:
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7 a.m. My mother wakes me up. I get dressed and eat breakfast. For breakfast, I have a sandwich with white cheese or a boiled egg on either pita bread or a roll with milk or juice.
7:30 a.m. The school bus picks me up in front of my house. I am a student at Elnasr School. This is my first year in the division for boys in grades seven through 12.
7:45 a.m. I arrive at school. I usually play basketball or soccer with my friends until the bell rings.
8:15 a.m. The school day begins. We line up for 10 minutes inside the school and do lots of stretching and touching our toes.
8:25 a.m. Classes start. We have nine periods a day and each period lasts 45 minutes. Seventh grade is hard work and some of the teachers are pretty strict! We study Arabic, English, German, math, science and social studies. We also study art, music and computers, my favorite class. About once a week, we get to spend time at the school's computer lab. I usually play games the whole time!
12:00 p.m. Recess and lunch.
12:30 p.m. Back to class. Since the school year is almost over, my teachers are reviewing for final exams.
2:45 p.m. The school day ends. I go to my bus. Some kids have their parents pick them up.
3:45 p.m. I get home. It takes longer to get home because my house is one of the last stops on the bus route.
4:00 p.m. I take a shower and eat lunch. I usually have baked macaroni with red sauce or fried chicken with rice and salad. After lunch, I relax and watch television. We get lots of American shows on our satellite dish. My favorite shows are Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Relic Hunter, Dark Angel and The Simpsons.
5:15 p.m. I start my homework, which takes an hour or more. Then I study hard for final exams, which are less than a week away. During the school year, I have more time to play and spend time with my friends. During the year, I play field hockey on a team at a sporting club near my home called El Shams (that's Arabic for "The Sun").
8:00 p.m. Dinnertime. I have two favorite foods, pizza and molokhia (mo-lo-khie-ah), a popular Egyptian soup made of greens. I like to eat it with rice.
9:00 p.m. I watch more television or play a computer game. I play games on my computer or Play Station 2. My favorite games are Dark Angel and Superman. I also email my friends.
10:30 or 11 p.m. Bedtime.
