Never have I been more aware that I have Chinese heritage than here in Egypt. Back home most people don’t know what I am, guessing Hawaiian or Philipino. Not so here. No one believes that I’m from America. The other day at All Saints Episcopal Church on Zamalek a small Sudanese child looked at me [...]
Entries from February 2008
February 25, 2008
the plague
It hit Thursday night aboard the ship. No one was ready. Few survived.
It swooped in fast, catching all by surprise, leaving a vomitous wake.
Who could have foreseen it?
What did we do to incur such wrath?
Was it our callous romp about the Philae Temple?
Was it our mere presence that provoked the powers that be?
Or [...]
February 9, 2008
apologies and adventures
Greetings all. I apologize for my lack of communication in the past two weeks. Somehow the internet to Egypt was cut (yes, Egypt, the country, all of it) for a few days and we’ve been at homestays this past week. Please try to find some compassion for me and forgiveness for my trespass against you.
The [...]
