Tuesday, January 1, 2008

Happy New 2008!

It was the most quiet New Year's Eve party we've had in years, perhaps ever, but the duck was good, the apple pie fantastic, and we enjoyed talking to our new friends from North Carolina.

Courtney & I have realized that we are very different from the other expats, mainly Americans & Canadians, we are meating here in Cairo, in that we have never lived in North America as adults. Most of our new friends have houses, mortages, previous positions, and a former life in the US or Canada, and a lot of conversation takes on a slightly odd angle because we've never paid a utility bill or sent our kids to Kindergarten in the US. We feel a bit dumb when we can't help our surprized faces as our friends tell us about the American school system or the real estate implications installing a new heater as a home owner might have in the US. I feel like we're supposed to be Americans (at least, or rather, especially Courtney) and know all these things, and all our outer appearance including our language indicate that we are; but we're not.

We have an exciting year ahead of us though, Americans/Swedes/Belgians or not, whatever we are, and we're starting it with a trip to Luxor and Aswan next week. Happy New Year!
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