After only a few days, I have come to the conclusion that Dr. Atkins had it all wrong.  Instead of some new fad diet like we have in the US, people who want to lose weight should just come to Cairo.  It’s not that the food is any healthier than what we have in the […]

I noticed that my feet were a little swollen after the flight yesterday.  However, it took until this morning for my ankles to swell up to the size of… um… something much bigger than ankles.  My feet look like two loaves of bread rising out of the pan.  Right now I’m laying down with my […]

We arrived in Cairo today!  The plane ride was long.  We were delayed about an hour due to a scratch on the cargo door and then we had an 11 hour flight.  The flight was wonderful save for a few non-stop screaming children.  God bless benedryl and its amazing sleep-inducing properties!  I think I got […]

So it’s about midnight on Sunday night before I leave.  Dad and I get to wake up bright and early at 6am to make it to the airport for my 9am flight.  Then it’s off to JFK where I get to wait for a few hours.  Finally, at about 4:30pm I will be off American […]