Back in Egypt: sun, heat, fresh juice, and other annoyances

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 States and come back. I’ve lost a bag. I’ve got stuck in a broke-down car in the middle of an intersection. I’ve run out of gas three blocks from home. I’ve eaten more Taco Bell and Breyer’s ice cream than I care to remember. I’ve also had some really good times with great friends and family, and I’ve come to realize that Cairo, Egypt is a place that’s really, awfully far away to live.

I think I’m in a bit of a shock; a cultural shock. It’s the women’s issue – the male Islamic culture – that’s throwing me off, as well as the hardships (Why can’t they just fix the electrical problem in the kitchen once and for all?!) and although I know I’ll find my pace again, right now I’m annoyed – no, not annoyed, just a little bothered - when I go out, or when people I don’t know come to our house. It will pass, and I know basking in the sun by the pool later today with the boys and friends will help, because I know, that in the end it’s always possible to see the sunny, bright side of Egypt.