Our Week

The last week has been eventful to say the least. First, last Friday night poor Jackie tripped and fell on our marble floor, splitting her chin open in the process. This was followed by tears, blood, and an intense visit to the local hospital. A few days later on January 25th, protests in Cairo began, causing a wave of rumors, panic, and plans for more protests to come. So far we are safe in our "bubble", if that is a naive assesment I don't know yet. To make matter worse, my in-laws were supposed to be arriving today for two weeks but had to make an emergency landing in Ireland due to a sick passenger. They missed their connection in Frankfurt and are now set to fly in tomorrow, the day of a planned massive protest.

We had lots of sightseeing planned in the next few days but are now taking it day by day depending on the situation here in Cairo. For now, the U.S. Embassy is advising all American citizens to avoid public gatherings and mosques at least through the weekend. After that we shall see.