Describes Christmas Eve to S. She also mentions that her parents are finally getting used to the idea of her traveling abroad to see her brother (in Germany) and best friend (in Italy). She reassures him that the only place she'll be visiting once outside the U.S. is Egypt first and foremost.
She mentions that some of her family and friends are confused by the fact that she is interested in a black man, but she has to correct them because they do not know the distinction of north and sub-saharan africa.