Our first days in Egypt

I thought we would blend right in but we don’t. I thought it would at least be better than in the States but it’s not. The locals know we are not one of them. We heard "Welcome to Cairo" quite a few times.
Mom, Shezena, Ayoub, and I went out to buy some milk. That was an adventure. We could not find the right store to get the milk with the cream on top. We ended up buying milk from a bag. There were two shopkeepers who were trying to ask us where we are from and why we are here. One of them spoke limited English but was trying mightily to understand what we were saying.
We were told that us ladies should not smile at strange men but I am finding that quite difficult. It’s not that I am going around smiling at strange men but it happens.