When it rains, it pours..

This is not about rain, there hasn’t been any in Cairo in a few months.  It’s about all of us (except dh) being sick as dogs from some sort of bug or food poisoning.  I lean towards that latter and believe the culprit was a meat pizza.  Try to imagine projectile vomiting by three kids, [...]

Bedside manner anyone?

This was one of those days.  One where I start to wonder if the benefits of being here are enough to stay.  My son had a cavity for a few weeks, so I took him a dentist I’d been seeing and requested she see him.  He wouldn’t keep still, which really annoyed her.  I can [...]

Cool find

Finding decent clothes, especially for summer is a problem for me.  For women it’s the arab style caftan dress, or basically night gowns.  Those are usually inexpensive, but I don’t feel comfortable wearing a house dress ALL the time.  Younger women wear jeans, skirts, or long tunic set with pants.  A lot of the stuff is [...]

Furnished Apartments in Cairo

For the first two years we were here, we lived in furnished apartments.  Unfurnished are much cheaper, but don’t include a refridgerator, stove, kitchen cabinets, or even closets.  So furnishing an apartment involves a considerable outlay of money.  Our very first apartment was pretty decent, albeit on the 5th floor with no elevator.  It had three [...]

A Visit to an Egyptian Hospital

I went to the hospital a few days ago to retrieve test results for my 6yr old.  She’d had a fever for about 11 days, which continued even after antibiotics were started.  Along with poor appetite, nausea, vomiting and sore throat.  Ordinarily (meaning in the states), we’d have taken her to see a doctor after the 3rd day [...]