American Football!

So, would you believe I got to watch the first half of the Lions game LIVE on TV on Thursday?

*laugh*

Yes, really!!!

I'm thankful!

Happy Thanksgiving to all!

I'm off to Cairo in a few minutes, but wanted to give you a bit to think about while I'm gone. In getting ready for Thanksgiving and my return to the US, I've been thinking a lot about how blessed I am.

I have friends/family scattered all around the world who love/care about me and I feel the same way about them. Some of you, I haven't seen in years (or years and years) but that doesn't matter. I'll see many of you soon and work to get to know each other better again.

For the past 4 years, I've been in a wonderful country surrounded by fantastic people who have tried to help me with almost anything I have needed. There were difficult times, but I always knew that I had people to turn to.

I love this place and I'm going to miss it.

Enjoy your time with loved ones!

Oh...I can't forget this: Tanta in the news! (from the Christian Science Monitor)

Back in Tanta...

Good weekend with friends in Cairo for my Going-Away party and MCC meeting. Wow, am I going to miss people here!

I also attended a 2-day conference on teaching and a lecture by William Dalrymple. The lecture was very intersting and MCC was nice enough to buy his book, From the Holy Mountain: A Journey among the Christians of the Middle East, which I'm now reading. It's about travels all around ancient monasteries and Christian spots. Dalrymple is an amazing writer!