Radwa's Blog: 2010

Wady El Ryan Trip

Yesterday I went on a trip with my friends to Wady El Ryan in Faioum on a trip held by our university. Radwa Ashraf reports.

Yesterday was one of the most amazing days in my life, a day which I had fun in a way like never before. We went to Wady El Ryan in Faioum on a trip that was organized by Vision in Ahram Canadian University. The number of the people going on that trip exceeded expectations, that why it was more fun, the more the merrier.

My friends and I all went on that trip making preparations a week ahead, all of us eager on going on that trip together. Also Vision was making their preparations to make it an unforgettable trip for them and us. They have chosen Wady el Ryan for its clear water, Smooth sand, or its famous waterfalls.

They had arranged for the trip busses to take off from several points, one was located in el Hosry in 6 October, others were in Lebanon square, Cairo University, El Tahrir square, they took off from these different points to Wady el Ryan. The buses took off almost at the same timing at about 7:30 in the morning.

But I was facing a huge problem that kept me worried for several days after even paying the fees for the trip. The problem was how would I be able to get in time with me living so far away from any of these points, also I had the timing problem. My friend was also worried on how I would be able to make it in such an early time.

"So, how are you going to come that early in the morning?"

"I don't know yet, It's a bug problem if I got late on the way."

"Oh, I've got an idea for you, how about you stay the night with me and the next morning we can go to the bus together"

"You know, that's a great idea, I'll tell my mum about it"

I told my mum about my friends idea and how that I could stay the night with her since she is living in 6 October and neither road nor time would be a problem for, and she agreed that I would stay with her the night before the trip.

The week before the trip the whole college was talking about nothing other than this trip which was weird and the first time to happen. Even though at the same time there was another two trips heading to another two different destinations one was Arabian Nights and the other was Faid. It appears that third of the college choose this trip over them.

I was over that week hyper like a kid going on his first school trip, I prepared my bag and everything I would need a week earlier. I even kept on counting the days till the trip day. I guess my overexcitement was due to being locked in my boring routine for so long and looking for a way to get out as soon as I could.

Until the day before the trip arrived, the day which I would be staying over at my friends house. On that day we attended our half day classes while the rest of the classes were canceled due to the talent show a.k.a the welcome party. Anyway, the day ended quickly and I was on my way to my friend's home.

On that day we made extra preparations, like going to the pastry to get the Birthday cakes which were for the birthday parties of our friends which we will be holding there. Also we kept checking all of our friends to make sure they are ready for the big day. We had so much fun on that day, went out, gone to the club with other friends, and tried as best as we can to go to bed early to wake up the next day for our trip, but we failed miserably, and we fell asleep 1 in the morning. The same goes for her mother, sister and brother who were coming along with us to Wady El Ryan.

Then, my big day arrived at about 5:30 in the morning, my friend and I woke up with huge difficulty just like young kids waking up and not wanting to go to their first day at school. After several tries we were awake but still willing to take the slightest excuse to get back into bed. Still, we started to scatter around waking the rest and getting ready for our trip.

I started to iron my clothes, brush my hair and look for missing things all at the same time, as time was quickly running out. Soon I finished dressing and was along with my friend and her family on our way to the busses without having any breakfast. I saw lots of people here and there standing outside the 6 October busses waiting for the boarding time. We quickly got on the bus, and minutes later we started moving.

My friends had told me that El Faioum was a beautiful place with lots of natural landscape, and I was really eager to witness it for the first time. On the road we started to chat, laugh and have fun. We started to eat while talking about to expect on our trip, what we are going to do, and how will we spend the day there. On the way the stereo began with songs and the students began to dance and sing along.

Suddenly we stopped on the road, it turned out that one of the buses took off a bit late than other busses so we had to wait for it. Since it was a long time to wait students began to go out of the bus to stand in the fresh air. Until the other bus was able to catch up with other busses and we took off again. The way was too long and it took us so much time but it was worth it. I knew that the moment I looked out of the window on the scenes outside.

We had arrived at El Faioum, and I was surprised at the beauty of the scenes. The contrast of the green trees and areas alongside the yellow sand makes the scene like a postcard photo. I kept looking out of the window unable to take my eyes off of the scenes as we kept passing them. Then, another scene made me awestruck, the lake at the distance with the rays of the sun dancing on its surface.

Then we arrived at the gates, we came to a halt at the front gates, for the check up on the bus. Then seconds later we were getting off the bus to start our day. The feeling of the sun on my skin, sand under my feet, smell of water, and the sound of waves made me feel like I'm alive. Soon we found a place to sit on and leave our bags there, and then we took off to explore the area.

The first thing we did was going off to the lake, and the moment I saw the shore and the water I was like a child left alone in a candy store. I took off my shoes and put my feet in the cold water, I felt like I could stay like this forever. My friends and I stayed for a long time in the water playing around and taking pictures, we didn't feel like leaving this cold water just yet.

After playing in the water for so long, came another part of our trip schedule, the DJ music. They started putting on some random choices of dance, House, techno and trance music and students began to gather around and dance to the beat. The DJ music lasted for so long, some students were dancing, and others were watching them, other students were around playing football or talking and laughing.

Later on, it was time for us to eat, and all of us were really hungry and tired from the sun. It was also a problem to stay in the sun for a long time as a couple students fainted just from the heat and being in the sun for a long time. But when we got our tickets and went to get our food it was the start of chaos and problems.

It was a big problem trying to get food as everyone was fighting their way into the crowd trying to get their meal. We got tired easily and the boys took all of the tickets and went to stand in line and try o get the meals. The meals came after so much time and there people who ate really late that they weren't able to even finish eating. After a great struggle they were able to get the meals and we started eating eagerly after being worn out from playing around.

After eating and having a couple of drinks to cool off we decided that it was time to start the birthday party we were preparing to have on the trip for our friends. We prepared the cake, the candles, and everything else. We ate the cake and gave them their gifts and soon enough it was time for us to leave as it was starting to get dark. It was time for me to say goodbye to the beautiful scenery that I felt like I have spent a lifetime not just a one day there. The sunset rays were twinkling brightly on the lake giving it an amazing charm, I took my last look on it before going on the bus.

On the bus, all of us were dead tired and weren't able to do anything but just sleep after a tiring but an amazing day, and going home with some unforgettable memories.

Producer's Wife's Death

Famous American producer's wife was found dead after being missing in a hotel in Mexico, Radwa Ashraf reports.

The wife of the famous American producer, Bruce Beresford-Redman, was found dead in a sewer at Cancun's Moon Palace resort in Mexico on Thursday after going missing for three days. Monica Beresford's body was found in the sewers of the resort at 9 a.m on Thursday after her husband reported her going missing since Wednesday according to police. The investigation shows that the main reason for her death is strangulation.

A family friend said that the wife cleared their account and took her children to Hawaii after finding out that her husband is cheating on her. Her husband called her and persuaded her to come to Cancun so that they would talk; she arrived on the week of her death. A security guard in the hotel reported that on Monday night he saw the couple fighting and said that Bruce tried to hit her. Her husband reported her missing on Wednesday after saying that she went out shopping and didn't return.

Bruce being considered a suspect of his wife's death had some scratches on his back and officials were doing some tests on him to know if he has taken drugs. The hotel reported after this incident, "We assure you that safety is always a top concern at Moon Palace Golf and Spa Resort, and our guests continue to be safe at this time".

Bruce produced several episodes for the show "Survivor", he also worked on several other shows like, "The Contender", "The Restaurant", "Pimp My Ride", and "Crash Course". While his wife Monica, who's a native Brazilian, owns a restaurant in California.

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