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Dec 10, 2009, 7:59 am
After two and a half years here, I would say we’ve gotten pretty comfortable. We know what’s available, where to find things, who to talk to, and have traveled and visited enough sites that it’s... Comment - Like
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Dec 9, 2009, 6:07 am
It is the last full day of my mother and Godfather’s visit, and Prof. Husband and I are trying to decide whether to take advantage of their being here and go out to dinner, just the two of us sans k... Comment - Like
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Nov 27, 2009, 2:35 pm
I'm still busy sending out job applications for the Professor. Our contract here is on its third and final year, it’s non-renewable – for better or worse – and so we’re looking high and lo... Comment - Like
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Nov 24, 2009, 1:18 am
Maadi Community Choir Christmas Choral Concert
Sun., Dec. 6 at 7:00 p.m. CAC Theater
Singing old and new Christmas favorites, and featuring the CAC Community Orchestra. Directed by Barbara Comar Adm... Comment - Like
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Nov 12, 2009, 8:44 am
Abraham has discovered the stairs. As soon as he started crawling a couple of months ago, we had the university put gates up at the bottom and top of the stairs – our viscous marble steps – knowin... Comment - Like
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Nov 11, 2009, 8:04 am
Every time I sit down to write, something happens: Abraham needs me (most often the case), a boy needs help with something, everyone’s hungry, the kitchen needs cleaned up, it’s time to go somewhe... Comment - Like
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Oct 29, 2009, 10:14 am
It's amazing what children can do with the right tools. I gave the boys cupcakes, frosting, food coloring, sprinkles, candy, and a website printout with pictures of cupcakes, and here's their ... Comment - Like
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Oct 26, 2009, 12:16 pm
It’s one of those rare moments: the boys are out of the house for a play date, and Abraham just went down for his afternoon nap. I have – give or take – 45 minutes just all to myself! It’s so ... Comment - Like
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Oct 26, 2009, 4:52 am
This weekend, two friends of ours here in Cairo had babies. They both gave birth at Al Nada, which is where I had Karl-Abraham, and they both had girls. I’ve only heard about the one birth, the birt... Comment - Like
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Oct 26, 2009, 3:48 am
August came to find me this morning as I was getting dressed and doing my morning toilette. “Mama, the air conditioner sounds really funny. In fact, ALL the air conditioners sound funny!” I listen... Comment - Like
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Oct 22, 2009, 10:03 am
In an attempt to Swedenize my patriotically and linguistically detached children, I’m integrating a special deliverance of Swedish history into our otherwise fairly standard curriculum. The amount o... Comment - Like
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Oct 21, 2009, 4:38 pm
Over the past four weeks, Karl-Abraham has perfected his crawling and pulling himself up standing. Because of this, we’ve had a stream of AUC housing craftsmen come and go, to get our apartment some... Comment - Like
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Oct 12, 2009, 2:28 pm
Today is August’s 8th birthday. Last week, on 6 October, which is a holiday here in Egypt, we threw a party for August at the Maadi House. Keeping it simple but fun, he invited a few friends (includ... Comment - Like
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Oct 1, 2009, 9:28 am
You wonder what someone thought when they labeled this roll of garbage bags. Are they trying to mislead foreigners? Not buying it. Even more, you wonder what someone thought when they decided to make ... Comment - Like
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Sep 30, 2009, 5:36 am
Shopping here in Cairo can be quite a challenge, especially when you don’t have a driver, a car, or a lot of money. Once a month or so, we go to Carrefour and buy there what we haven’t been able t... Comment - Like
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Sep 20, 2009, 9:22 am
He has been attempting to crawl for a while now, and yesterday it almost happened, but today, finally, when we were visiting friends and their newborn baby, Karl-Abraham made his first real elaborate ... Comment - Like
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Sep 20, 2009, 8:04 am
Ramadan is over. We should be getting all our channels back. Thank God. I'm not sure I would have survived another day without the Fashion Channel. (I'm being ironic here...) Drinkies will ope... Comment - Like
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Sep 19, 2009, 8:07 am
You’ve all probably heard, but just in case it has escaped any of you: the Egyptian government has forced all schools here to close for a certain period of time. Or not close entirely. All AUC class... Comment - Like
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Sep 18, 2009, 5:56 am
Courtesy of Donnie Hoyle, who has made Photoshop tutorials (available on YouTube "You Suck At Photoshop"), I’ve been able to start using Photoshop. I’m not all that good at it, mainly I think beca... Comment - Like
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Sep 18, 2009, 5:51 am
Today is Friday, usually the most calm day of the week here in Maadi. People don’t really go out before mid-day prayer, and some shops are closed. I thought today though, the day before the day befo... Comment - Like
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Sep 2, 2009, 8:57 am
Dear audience,
Please forgive me, for I have not been updating my blog. It has been almost a month since my last written blog entry.
Over this past month I’ve gone with my family to the United Sta... Comment - Like
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Aug 6, 2009, 2:56 pm
About two weeks ago, Courtney finished his summer courses, and we all got on a plane to the US. We spent our first week in the US visiting our good friends; went swimming, spent a day at the Old Sturb... Comment - Like
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Jul 20, 2009, 9:54 am
Codex Sinaiticus, one of the oldest Bibles in the world, is now online. I can't wait to go to St. Catherine's next year. Comment - Like
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Jul 16, 2009, 4:03 pm
I’m trying to get back into writing again. Since Abraham was born there has been a certain lack of time, and when I do sit down with my laptop for a few minutes, I don’t always know what to write.... Comment - Like
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Jul 16, 2009, 3:35 pm
I went shopping at Seoudi this morning before Courtney had to leave for work, and it was so deserted. A lot of people simply don’t spend the summer here, and for the moment it seems like almost ever... Comment - Like
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Jul 15, 2009, 11:21 am
Today was one of those days when the boys drove me bonkers.
We had a good morning, and then I took them to the Maadi House early where we were meeting up with some other pregnant moms and their youn... Comment - Like
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Jul 14, 2009, 3:07 pm
Last night, as Courtney, Abraham, and I were in a taxi on our way to El Nasr Street to visit our computer shop, we suddenly ended up behind a truck with tanks in the back that were omitting a gas. I i... Comment - Like
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Jul 14, 2009, 3:05 pm
We’ve been home for less than a week, yet Sweden already seems so far away. The boys say they miss our family, but it’s obvious they’re also happy to be home. We spent the first couple of days c... Comment - Like
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Jul 10, 2009, 4:55 am
I am writing this not knowing when I will be able to publish it. We are in a tiny village somewhere in Southern Sweden, my family here has no internet, and despite extensive searching, I have not been... Comment - Like
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