Along the Nile.

John and I took a bunch of pictures infront of our favorite mall on the Nile one Saturday.





This is a lovely view of the Nile.




This is my favorite bridge in Cairo.




Driving across my favorite bridge.






Me and my boy.

Anafora

Last month my school sent us on a staff retreat to a beautiful farm called Anafora. It is a Coptic Orthodox retreat center, run by Bishop Thomas, and his amazing staff. Everytime I go there I come away feeling relaxed and refreshed. It's an wonderful place. Here are some shots of it.




This is a view from the front balcony of the second floor of the main building.



This is the room where we met for morning and evening services. In the evening all the candles were lit. It was lovely.




These are the rooms where we stayed. I don't have photos from inside, but I wish I did. They were so nice! Very simple, but lovely.





Beautiful Palms!








This is the entrance to the church at night. The whole thing is lit only by candles. We attended a service there. All left there shoes at the door out of reverence, and entered in quiet. The service was very simple, Scripture readings, hymns, and prayers in Coptic, Arabic, and English.




This is the inside of the church at night in the candle light.

Amsterdam Photos

I finally uploaded pictures from my fabulous new camera that my fabulous brother gave me, so I thought I'd share random pictures with you.

On my way back home in August, I was able to do a canal tour of Amsterdam during a long layover. So fun!
These are a few pics.






This orange people are lined up to go into the Anne Frank House, which is the building behind them.

We're Getting Married

After constant touble since April with paperwork and international law, my fiance and I have finally found a way to get married!!! And we're going to be able to have a wedding in both countries. What a huge relief!

We celebrated by spending a few days in Dahab with our friends. Fabulous place. Fabulous time. We did some snorkelling, some lounging on the beach, and a whole lot of eating. No diving this time due to our wedding budget. Maybe next time.

Now it's back to Cairo and the long lists of thing that we have to accomplish in the next two months.

I am hoping that soon our apartment will be finished. I am living there now, well, more like sleeping there. I lock myself in my bedroom at night, and leave in the mornings. I can't wait to have a home to live in. It's not the most comfortable thing cohabitting with a crew of Egyptian workmen. Now the walls are up. Most of the painting is done. Doors and windows are finding their way back to their respective holes in the walls. Soon the men will begin work on the floor. After that, I think it will be done.

Now for some furniture...