Friends and Visitors

We are truly blessed! We have been in Egypt less than 2 years, and have had an INCREDIBLE number of visitors! No kidding. We have had more visitors than many of our friends, who have been here for upwards of 5 to 10 years! We could account for this in a couple of ways: We… Continue reading Friends and Visitors

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Plumbing – deux

So, the housing guys “fixed” our plumbing. With MORE goop. I ran the dishwasher, it seemed to function properly, but the water would not drain out of the bottom. This meant that the soapy water never went away, it just kept getting thrown all over the dishes. All the dishes were slimy with soap scum.… Continue reading Plumbing – deux

Plumbing

Plumbing in Egypt is…..interesting. Appropriate elbow joints, couplers and teflon tape are NOT standard gear here. Flexible tubing, masking tape and silicone goop are the norm. We have a dishwasher in our kitchen that has gone through many iterations of “add more goop” to keep it from leaking all over the kitchen. It has been… Continue reading Plumbing

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You can never have TOO much

As people visit, they begin to think about things to bring home. Presents for friends, presents for themselves, artworks and memories. Inevitably the conundra (don’t know if this is actually the plural of conundrum…) of packing space and cash outlay rear their ugly heads and people begin “trimming” their list of “must-buys”. Another inevitability is… Continue reading You can never have TOO much

Disillusionment

The grass always seems greener on the other side of the fence. This adage is often over used, but is also frequently apropos. I am struggling with this phenomenon now, as I was when I first applied for this job. Then – Egypt seemed to have so many more opportunities and so many fewer problems… Continue reading Disillusionment