A lot has been happening with friends in Egypt. Mubarak is gone, the military is in command, the cabinet has been dissolved, people are still hungry and poor. This is the beginning of a long needed change, however it is not going to be easy. Egypt has set a precedent for the region – what… Continue reading A new era for the Chronicles and Egypt
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Starting over
We got back in August. I’ve made very few posts since then. This was, in part, due to the overwhelming craziness of the move, the readjustment, going back to my former job, blahblahblah. I was also not sure if we were going to “retire” Cairo Chronicles. Well… it seems we are keeping it. So I’m… Continue reading Starting over
Headed to Vietnam
After 6 days in Thailand, Bangkok and Chiang Mai, we are now sitting in the airport waiting for our (delayed) flight to Hanoi. Bangkok was fun, relaxing, it poured rain one night, and we ate ourselves silly. Chiang Mai was much the same – mostly eating and sleeping, some shopping and a lovely spa treatment… Continue reading Headed to Vietnam
Zanzibari Red Colobus Monkeys!
Post-election
The much-touted US election has been blogged to death elsewhere, so I will add merely a little slice of Egypt to the mix. All the hoopla and run-up to the election was felt here, but only for one candidate. As far as I can tell (and remember, I’m firmly ensconced in the proverbial Ivory Tower)… Continue reading Post-election
“Let me buy you Paris”
Well, only kinda – I have the joy to be able to give my darling part of the Christmas season in Paris. This year, Eid el Adha (the BIG Eid) is the second week in December. This ROYALLY messes up class schedules, as we have a week off and then come back for 3 days… Continue reading “Let me buy you Paris”