Friday May 6, 2016 7:40 am Just finished watching the video made by my blog consultant Clarke. I will definitely be using him as I work to improve my blogging skills. For a novice like me, he is very patient and thorough, providing thorough explanations and solutions to all of my questions. Check his link…

Thursday May 5, 2016 6:18 am Yesterday was exhausting however, fulfilling! We started out for the day by dropping my grandson off at school. They are all finishing exams now with the final day being May 22nd. I took a picture of the front of the school from the car and was admonished, in Arabic,…

Tuesday May 3, 2016 5:56 am Okay. So my last post had the wrong date on it. Did I say it is just a little bit difficult getting adjusted to the time, calendar etc. over here?  For instance, yesterday Monday, May 2nd was EASTER! Yes, there are Christians here in Egypt. And Sunday, May 1st…

Saturday May 1, 2016 8:15 am I am SO new to this blogging thing; been sitting here for over 2 hours editing, uploading pics and videos, and just generally trying to get this thing ready to launch! Plus, I bought a new Lenovo Yoga laptop before I left the US for Egypt and if I…

Saturday April 30, 2016 6:30 am My body is still adjusting to the difference in the time zones. It is 12:30 am on the east coast of the USA, the time when I would have normally been getting into a deep sleep. Now, here in Egypt, I have been up since 4:00 am for fajr…

Thursday April 28, 2016 6:35 am: My custom-made mattress arrived last night! My son-in-law brought it home and it is in my room. We’ll set it up today on a temporary frame until mine arrives in a couple of weeks. Bedroom furniture is custom-made to order as well. Soon I will have my own “space”…

Wednesday April 27, 2016 6 am: A little less than a week ago, I arrived in Egypt. Now that the whirlwind has begun to die down, I can sit and put fingers to the keyboard to convey what the last seven days have manifested in my body, mind, heart, and soul.  The 14-hour trip was…