A few days ago we got back from Sharm El-Sheikh. As soon as we moved to Egypt, we put Sharm on our bucket list because its a coastal town on the Red Sea with beautiful beaches and affordable resorts. You guys, we moved to Egypt 9 weeks ago. Our lives have been BUSY. As you […]
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With our first long weekend, we finally got the chance to do a bit of traveling. A two-hour drive south from Cairo gets you to Fayoum (or Faiyum) a small-town desert oasis known for its pottery and fruit orchards. It could also be known for its dust, sweat-inducing heat, and thriving ant population (do not
As we’ve settled in (read: survived moving across the world far away from everyone we love to a country we’ve never been to and immersed ourselves in a culture totally unfamiliar to us) we’ve started establishing a routine. A routine is good. Here are some photographic tidbits from a day in the life. Ready for
As one may expect, there are many differences between life in the US and life here in Egypt. In no particular order: We have a mosque right across the street from our apartment, and this is the minaret. We hear the call to prayer 5 times a day, and at first it took a while
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There are lots of reasons why we moved to Egypt. Notably, we wanted our kids to have experiences they would be unable to have in the US. We wanted them to become members of an international community and we wanted them to understand that the world is a really, really big place. So far, the
After packing up our kids, our home, and our lives, and after 27 hours of travel, we made it from Seattle to Cairo. Some highlights from our loooooooong day of travel. We arrived at the SeaTac airport and checked 20 bags. We each had a carry-on as well, so in total we traveled here with
