Category: Getting There

So much has been happening lately. In the last month, I’ve finished teaching at Highline. I’ve submitted my grades and left my job of the last 7 years. (Interestingly enough, without any marking of my departure. Ah well.) I’ve married the man I’ve loved for the last 10 years. We have begun to divest ourselves… Continue reading A touch of sorrow

So, as a relatively type-A individual, not knowing EXACTLY how and when everything is going to happen has been very taxing. I, intellectually, understand that this is how it is done, but it will take me some time to get used to it. On that note, I received e-mail from a soon-to-be co-worker. Very welcoming,… Continue reading Finding out

“…it’s incredible, that someone so unforgettable, thinks that I am unforgettable, too.” Truly, I realized this weekend, how interconnected lives are. I have always had friends. I’ve always been delighted to share in their life events – both happy and sad. This weekend, I had that returned to me ten-fold! Friday night, Jack and I… Continue reading Blessed be…

Slowly but slowly, the pieces are falling into place. It looks as though the wedding is really going to happen. People keep RSVPing and saying they are going to show up. What is up with that!!?? I am excited, amazed and terrified, all at the same time. We had some (potentially) great news from Cairo… Continue reading Ducks in a row

Between school, the wedding and the house, things are a little hectic. Add to that the “incidentals” of going to Egypt (vaccinations, house repair, packing) and things get a bit out of hand. This week was time for me to get my eyes checked, begin my vaccinations (luckily I’d done a lot of the basic… Continue reading SPROING!!!

“What a difference a day makes…” Billie Holiday That seems to sum up the maelstrom that has taken over my life, and, by extension, the life of my very adaptable partner, Jack. In November 2005, I decided to send an application to the American University in Cairo for a visiting professorship that they were advertising.… Continue reading And so it begins…