American expats (two born in Ethiopia, two in the US) in Cairo
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Here it is, the last day of NaBloPoMo, my month of daily blogging. And I’m home sick with symptoms I will not describe out of concern for you, my reader. This entry is the last before a hiatus. Bug and I leave for Ethiopia in a few days, and
Giggle is officially six years old! We had a party with six friends, plus Bug and one other sibling. It was a perfect size. More would have sent me fleeing into the house to hide. We had perfect weather, too, for our garden party obstacle course, which required the
We’ve got a lot going on this weekend. I’m trying to get Bug and me organized for our trip to Ethiopia–we leave Tuesday night–which involves making a few reservations, one of which requires me to schlep downtown tomorrow morning to the Ethiopian Air office; and packing, including for a
Today is Thanksgiving, or, as we irreverently say in the States, Turkey Day. We spent Thanksgiving eve not driving several hours on crowded interstates to visit cousins as is the American tradition, but instead watching some traditional Egyptian dancing. The real Sufi Dancers and Whirling Dervishes are actually in
Our ever-changing travel plans to Ethiopia have changed again! Earlier this fall, we had decided to take this trip as a family of four, over the Christmas and New Year’s holidays. But, Giggle changed his mind. He decided he wasn’t quite ready to go to Ethiopia. And that’s
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Bug at home in one of his favorite t-shirts Playing with his Leapster at a Bedouin-style restaurant in Dahab Throwing rocks on the beach in Dahab Snorkel practice in the pool Napping at South Beach near Dahab Posted in our
Photo by brunkfordbraun at flicrk. Posted in our life in egypt Ms. Four candles
In late October, I made note of the day when something very unexpected happen: Giggle, completely unprompted, gave me a mini shoulder massage. He said, as he rubbed my shoulders, “You can play on your computer.” He ran off after about a minute, but that was a very
So you know the Myers-Briggs personality tests? Now you can run your blog through the Typealyzer, a program that (allegedly) analyzes it according to the same criteria. (Thanks to Trey at Daddy, Papa, and Me for the scoop.) In real life, when I’ve taken this test (in high school,