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5 Days to Go!!!>>>>>>

Our Christmas Concert went well with over 30 parents; grandparents... there.

 

Soon I'll be in the air again heading for Toronto, Canada.

 

Sunday & Monday ~school; Tuesday a holiday that was just added

as Muslim holidays are not firmly set.

 

Thursday, Dec.20th I leave Egypt at 5:20 am and arrive in Toronto around 3:40 pm. ...with the change of time and a stop over in Frankfurt.

 

Arrive back Jan. 12th. Start school on Jan 13th... and with 1/3 January gone and 1/3 June gone +

mid-term break in March...There is only about 5 months left...

and I will be saying "Good Bye" to Egypt...and back to Toronto.

 

I will REALLY miss the Children.

They have been delightful....and I know the parents will miss me.

 

HAPPY HOLIDAYS ONE & ALL!

 

SEE YOU IN 2008 !

 

 

FINALLY...DECISION MADE!!!!!

It took me a long time and a lot of thought to make my decision...even though I had started packing a couple of weeks ago!!! So, deep inside, I must have known the answer.

I know parents will be sad...some even wanted me to teach their other child in September '08.

I love the little children I have been teaching and the parents are wonderful.

I had seriously thought about teaching in another country, to visit new horizons, however my age won't allow this as many countries discriminate when it comes to age.

The year I left Canada, (4 months later) the law was passed that no person could be discriminated against- according to age.

I will be home for the Christmas holidays. I am sure the 3 weeks will fly by.

I am looking forward to Christmas dinner at Winston and Kevin's place and a special dinner at Karen and Samantha's.

Then almost less than 5 months and I will be back in Toronto.

Haven't quite decided what the next step will be.

There must be a plan out there somewhere!!!!!

C U Soon.............

ONLY 32 & 13 !!!!!

ONLY 32 more days and I will be HOME in Toronto, Canada for Christmas.

 

ONLY 13 more days and I have to say if I am coming back another year...

 

or going elsewhere...Maybe home !!!!  ????

Having FUN at school! >>>>

Today was pretending day and did we have fun !!

 

Ms. Marilyn's friend in Toronto, Canada gave her these special clothes that we have on.

 

They are from a Theatre Store. We were pretending we were famous.

 

Some photos show us at reading time. We sit quietly and look at books.

 

After Ms. Marilyn will read us a story. School is Fun !

 

My Mommy went to see Ms. Marilyn last week about my report card.

 

Good News!

I can't believe it..It is over a month since my last entry!!!!

Yes!!! Time Flies!!!

 

Life is never dull....

 

It was so cute to see the children...mostly Egyptian.. dressed up

 

for Halloween. Even at 3 years of age they enjoyed the

 

experience. Some were cats; some spiderman; some princess;

 

some Pharoh's ...etc

 

Halloween is not a custom here however being an American

 

school we celebrate it. We had a parade through the Elementary

 

part of the school. In the afternoon the children went to various

 

classes for activities and to several offices to "Trick or Treat".

 

Then a party and art work to take home.

 

No time for nap today!....I took some great photos.

 

 

My two sons Kevin & Winston came from Canada to visit. We

 

had a great time going to see the Museum; the Pyramids and

 

Sphinx at Giza and Step Pyramids at Seqqara. Lunch at the

 

Mena House... Dinner at Barry's...off to the Tailors to make

 

hand-made shirts.....Coptic Cairo... Khan Khalili...dinner at

 

Naguib Mahfouz....Silver shopping; Galabyea shopping...

 

Dinner at the Concorde Hotel...A Day trip to Alexandria...dinner

 

at a famous Fish place..... and "order in" dinner at my place.

 

 

Then Kevin & Winston were off on a Nile cruise. 

 

Safe return back to Canada.

 

I thanked the person who arranged the Cruise and said I

 

thought it was the highlight of their trip.  Kevin wrote back that

 

"seeing me was the highlight of their trip".!

 

Well, didn't my heart skip a beat !!!

 

 

Just a week ago I was given another assistant rather than a

 

helper which I needed.  It lightens the load.

 

I finished my report cards and this coming week is parent

 

interviews.  Photo day was yesterday.

 

I am in the second year of a two year contract and by December

 

1st ..I need to let the school know if I will return. We are going to

 

learn about incentives to encourage us to stay!

 

Only 40 more days and I will be home for Christmas so I am

 

already making plans.

 

Well, I am enjoying my weekend of extra rest..bubble bath and

 

relaxing.  Sending hugs your way!

 

 

!!! 16 !!! 3 year olds!!...some still 2

That's the count...Last year 7...This year 16 !!!

children in my Pre-Kindergarten class.   16... 3year olds!!!...in fact some are still 2 !!!

 

This Sunday is a holiday...Fabulous!! and next week the end of Ramadan so 4 days off...Whew....Just what I need.

 

Getting ready for my 2 visitors from Canada.

 

Hope all my friends and Family got the BEAUTIFUL Thanksgiving

e-mail from me.

 

The school is having an IFTAR meal at one of the Hotels and the whole staff is invited.

In November, there is a Canadian / American Thanksgiving Dinner...turkey and all.

 

ENJOY the weekend!

 

 

and another month flew by!!!

....It's the end of September already.!!!! Time sure does fly when you're busy.

 

2 1/2 months and I will be home for Christmas.

 

....Looking forward to the 3 week holiday. 

 

....I have been told that if I get 1 more pupil...I will get another

 

Helper. That will save the day!

 

I am adding some more photos of the pupils tonight.

 

Right now we are in Ramadan so the pupils are busy making Lanterns.

 

 

....Looking forward to Kevin and Winston's visit the end of October.

 

They will be going on a Nile cruise....and other sightseeing.

 

....I'm back to my weight before the summer of ..07 with over

 

60 lunches / dinners.  ...That makes me feel good.

 

Take care......

 

 

 

14........no!!!.....15 .....Three year olds.......Cute!!

Yes! That's how many little ones in my class.

More than double last year.

 

Tears on some, yet don't want to leave when mommy comes to get them...having too good a time.

 

So much to learn...how to get in a straight line...how to listen...

How to take turns..... how to clean up......Life is a challenge even for a 3 year old.!!!!!

 

Just keep track of what's going on by the photos and updates..

must go and do some planning. Thank goodness I have Miss Heba my assistant. She saves the day!

WOW! ..I DID IT! all 42 +More!!!!

WOW! I DID IT !!!!  All 42 dinner and luncheon engagements (Which I planned before I left Egypt)

PLUS MORE giving a total of more than 60 !!!!!!

 

Of course, now it's DIET & Fitness time, however it was well worth the weight.

 

Family and Friends are so important and I was with many.

Nearly all of you will find your photo somewhere in my list under the set "Summer '07"

Or I am still looking for it on my computer!

Let me know if you don't find it.

 

June 18^th, I was met at the airport by Mark…balloons …et al....the plane was an hour and a half late

so we waited to go out for lunch till a later date.

I started out staying at my son's, Kevin & Winston's and ended up my holiday with them enjoying their hospitality.

Saw Bea the day I arrived and the night before I left Toronto I had a wonderful dinner at her place. Sean & Vena were there too.

 

Spent a week and a half at my daughter's Karen and Samantha's and saw Vince.

Samantha arrived with Balloons and a huge hand-made sign "Welcome home Grandma"!

Went Bowling with Samantha; shopping and also grocery shopping. Had a steak dinner with them that night. Mmmm.

Also went back to celebrate Samantha's 12^th Birthday, August 16^th.

 

My sister Geraldine and Allan from Vancouver were in town and together with my sister Ronnie we went out for lunch at the Golden Griddle.

Attended an important "Personal Support Plan" meeting at Participation House.

I visited Ronnie several times.  I got her the things she needed…Clothes; Jewelry and shoes.

 

Kevin & Winston's 11^th Anniversary was on Sunday June 24^th. What a happy couple!

In the afternoon, I attended Karen's church. Later that evening we went to Swiss Chalet for dinner.

Monday June 25^th I shopped at Niagara Falls Mall Outlet. Saw one of the teachers from Egypt shopping in the same store!

 

Had a lovely lunch at Judi & Ed's place in St. Catharines.

That evening went to a PFLAG meeting and then on to Marjory's home where I spent most of my "sleeps".

She and I went out to Kelsey's for dinner that night. Thanks to Marjory for her generous hospitality.

Last March I enjoyed her visit here in Egypt. We went on a Nile cruise then.

 

Took my car in for service.

Met Kevin and David (from San Diego) for dinner at "Crush". Excellent food!

 

Had Brunch with Mike B…..he first told me about teaching abroad and guided me along the path.

He will most likely be coming to Egypt in December.

 

Dinner with Kenneth at a Thai restaurant. Terrific!

Went to inspect my Condo that had been rented out….Does it need cleaning!!

 

Enjoyed lunch at United Bakery with Steve, Jill & Alexy…Really great!

 

Diego helped me with my computer problems.

 

Margaret kindly took me out for a delicious Thai dinner on Bloor near Royal York.

 

Sunday, July 1^st had Brunch with my cousin Douglas; visited my sister Ronnie and then

had a huge welcome dinner at Mary Jane & Sara Jane's with their family….great reception!

July 2^nd…Holiday Monday was enjoyed with Marjory's son Earl and family.

Big BBQ ..beautiful weather.

 

Lunch with Judy (CIBC) and then on to Peggie to say "hello".

 

July 4^th had Swiss Chalet with Jill, Frank, Emily & Michael. What a lovely family!

Dinner at Grant's…our usual...Lasagna-the best!  Jeff came too.

 

July 5^th had lunch with Cherie at Merlot…..wonderful! (I've known Cherie for 54 years)!!

 

Met Cheryl and Ian at Mildred Pierce for dinner.

Cheryl is the one who gave me the Farewell gift of my BLOG. 

Ian took me to see the CRYSTAL at the Museum.

 

July 6^th drove up with Mary to Maureen & Orly's million dollar cottage in Georgian Bay, the Muskoka's.

Went out for dinner at Rawley's …an amazing restaurant. Stayed overnight. (I taught with Maureen and Mary in the '70s!)

 

Dinner on the 7^th with Kevin, Winston, Bea & Vena to celebrate Sean's Birthday

 at the upscale Cru Restaurant on Bloor West.

 

Sunday, July 8^th did the Reading (Lector) at MCCT.

 

July 9^th= appointments…Dr; Dentist; Medical; Eye Dr.

Had a massage at The King Edward Hotel. soothing

 

Lunch with Kenneth….visit Ronnie…Hair appointment

 

Brunch at Alice K. with Sandra. Lovely…

Evening of July 12^th met Cherie again this time at Byzantium..

Wow, what a meal!

 

Next day brunch at Holt's Café (Very Swishy) with Neil.

In the evening went to pick up Marjory, at the airport, who had been down to visit her daughter Jenni in Halifax.

 

July 14^th, met Kenneth for lunch at the Swiss Chalet.

In the evening went with Betty to the Bayview Country Club for dinner.

The next day went to a movie "Away from her" and then to dinner at Anthony's with Betty.

 

Mark & I had scrumptious lunch at the Lobster Trap.

Later that evening we went to a Fundraiser & Auction at the Tarragon Theatre for a little boy who is struggling to stay alive.

 

Went for dinner with Jerry at the Japanese Sushi Diner on Bloor St… Great!

 

Ordered a new Nissan 2007 Altima. Will trade my old one in.

 

July 18^th Formal Afternoon Tea at Bea's ..including homemade scones;

miniature sandwiches and strawberries dipped in Chocolate.

 

July 19^th…Ronnie and I went to have our teeth checked.

In the evening went to Shirley's for a lovely dinner.. Spoke to her grandchildren

 

July 20^th, met Glenda & Steve at Holt's Café for lunch. As always a fun time.

In the evening, Marjory, Ian, Rene and myself went to "Wasabi" for dinner at a HUGE Chinese Buffet in Markham.

 

July 21^st…Marjory, Rosalie, Susan and I went for dinner and the Jazz festival at the Distillery.

 

Sunday, July 22^nd..I did the Reading (Lector) at MCCT. Spoke with Mike R.

 

Went for Brunch with Sheila and Marjory at "Sarah's" and a walk along the boardwalk….

in the evening Marjory and I watched the DVD.. "Under the Tuscan Sun".

 

Monday 23 July, Ronnie, Ginny, Jo and I went to Bluestone restaurant for a wonderful lunch.

Ginny and Jo are precious angels at Participation House.

 

Tuesday July 24^th Edna and I left for St. Jacob's to visit me favourite store "Crème Décor".

We were hosted for lunch by the owner, Nancy, and Tricia, the buyer was there too. Back to the store to shop!

That evening Marjory and I watched "Pursuit of Happiness".

 

Wednesday, I had breakfast with Jerry at "Johnny G's".

.then off for a massage at The King Edward….Eugene is the best!

 

July 26^th,Thursday …Senior's 20% off at Shoppers…planned for this event.

Then went to Muriel's for brunch and a swim with her grandchildren.

At night watched the movie "Dreamgirls" on DVD with Marjory..

 

Friday, ..lunch with Elaine S. at a Pub in Unionville.

Evening dinner at "The Grill" with Jerry and his mother Hilda…to celebrate her 60^th Birthday!

 

Saturday, July 28^th, I picked up my new car.

Mark & Terry drove Pauline and I to a party in Madriviere hosted by Marie & Neil….A Beautiful day!

 

Sunday, July 29^th, I did the Reading (Lector) at MCCT.

After had lunch at "Sambuca" on Church St. with Rev. Dr. Brent Hawkes, Barbara, Bruce and Paul.

 A wonderful get-together.

Later saw Diego about my Computer.

 

Monday July 30^th, I met Alice O. for a cup of coffee and then left to visit my girlfriend  Roni in Sudbury for 4 days.

She had fresh flowers in every room. I shopped at "Jay Set"…Roni waited so patiently!!

Then we had dinner at "The Fish House". Next day went to The "Teacher's Store" for their "Teacher Appreciation Day".

Then the 2 of us went for a manicure & pedicure….then  Thai dinner mmm and The slots!

Thursday, We went to Kathy's "Rennaisance Spa" where I bought  jewelry

for Ronnie, my sister. In the afternoon I went to "Variance" to get a really great color and haircut.

 

After a wonderful visit with Roni, at 8:30 a.m. I left for home. A great time with a special friend.

 

 

After I arrived home… in the afternoon went to the Oral Surgeon for a Consultation….

picked up my Computer from Diego…..and in the evening..went to Edna's for dinner with Marjory & Susan…Lovely!

 

Saturday, August 4^th (Time is running out!) went for my last massage this trip….after, bought shoes for Ronnie

Sunday, met Kenneth at the Swiss Chalet…for brunch.

Later Marjory cooked a delicious salmon dinner.

 

Monday, August 6^th, I visited Ronnie and brought her the beautiful jewelry.

In the afternoon, I went to Kevin & Winston's to discuss their upcoming trip to Egypt.

We sat in their lovely backyard and had a great East Indian dinner.

 

 

Tuesday, August 7^th, I met Dorothy at Tim Horton's for a coffee.

 Then I left for the "Roberts Resort" in Lyndhurst near Gananonque and visited Norma and Rod. 

 Upon arrival the Champagne bottle was opened! Then it was a great time from one minute to the next.

We went to The Playhouse and saw the play "Ann & Gilbert"…Fabulous!....

.went to "Smuggler's Inn" for full course appetizers! You can watch the boats leave for the "Thousand Island's" here.

Had wonderful breakfasts and dinners at their place.

 Ended up my visit with Breakfast at "Anthony's" on the Main St. ……Great Visit!

 

Dinner that evening in Toronto with Jerry at the newly renovated Japanese Restaurant

topped off with Chai Latte at Starbucks!

 

Saturday, August 11^th, Marjory and I had dinner in a beautiful garden at St. Tropez Restaurant on King St…

.then saw a Fabulous show at Second City: "Facebook of Revelations"!

 

Sunday August 12^th did a Reading (Lector) at MCCT.

Visited Ronnie.

 

Monday, August 13^th, went to listen to Grant play the Grand piano at the Arcadian Court- Simpson's tower.

Mark and Jeff joined me.

Did last minute things…helped get dinner at Marjory's.

 

Tuesday I had a lovely lunch at Sharon's (My other friend for over 54 years!).

Also saw Manuel….after brought Ronnie her new shoes.

Then in the evening took Marjory out for dinner at "Safari's".

We ordered more than we could eat!! I gave her a beautiful Amethyst "Star of David".

 

Wednesday left for overnight at Karen's. It was Vince's Birthday.

Thursday said my "Farewell".

Had dinner at Cherie's place.

She surprised me with a HUGE gift bag of "Dress-up Clothes" for the children in my class.

What a thoughtful gift!

All the clothes are professionally made and are replicas of Knights;Town Criers; Pirates; Cinderella…etc…

 

Friday, August 17^th, met Neil for coffee at Starbuck's on Rosehill.

Then went over to my Condo as the Boarder had vacated.

Went with Jerry to Mississauga to purchase plants for the balcony.

Met with Steve about my Condo….visit with Ronnie….

Met Grant, Andre and Mark for a farewell dinner at Café California.

 

Saturday, August 18^th Jerry and I worked at the Condo to begin the huge clean-up.

Steve came back to the Condo in the afternoon.

In the evening, enjoyed the dinner at Bea's

 

August 19^th, Sunday, Said Farewell to Winston……. Kevin drove me to the airport

…and came in with me to see me through security. Great son!!

 

WHAT a  2 month holiday!!!!!

 

Now Diet & Fitness .. I am doing good as now I am only 5 pounds more than when I left!...

.Not bad for all those dinners and lunches..WOW!!!!

 

 

 

 

Zurich ...Here I come!

Zurich is where I will be this time next Sunday.

 

Overnight and then on to TORONTO!!

 

CANADA...my home and native land.

 

 

Many plans have been made for when I am at home.

 

Tomorrow is the last school day for My Shining Stars.

 

Party Time!!

 

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Soon to FLY AWAY!!

Time sure does fly!

 

It's 10 months since I arrived in Cairo, Egypt and I have just about completed 1 school year of teaching.

 

I thoroughly enjoyed my Pre-Kindergarten class

and look forward to the second year of my contract.

 

Only 11 more days of teaching and 25 more days 'till

I fly away to visit with Family & Friends.

 

I have spent time setting up 25 lunches /dinners with family and friends; setting up Dr. /Dentist Appointments..car maintenance, etc......

 

It has been almost a month since my last entry...

 

Busy times...last weekend I was out for dinner at Planet Africa with a pupil and his parents - Excellent food!

and conversation. On Saturday, I went to a Birthday party for one of my pupils...quite an affair including face painting; bubbles which cover the whole person; Barney was there too.

At school we had "Sport's day" and the children wore their bathing suits and ran through the sprinkler; also threw wet sponges at targets...etc.. see some fun photos.

 

I am more than half packed and plan my days so that I am on track of what needs to be done.

 

Will plan on one more entry before I fly away.........

Fw: Israel..rich in History..... a Miracle ... Time for Rest & Relaxation

Surprise! I am getting back to my Blog. Last entry...March 22 nd, 2007.

 Believe me, Time Flies!!!

 

Easter Break - April 6th to 9th - I traveled with 7 other teachers to Israel. So much variety in the land itself from snow-capped mountains, fertile valleys, arid and desolate regions of desert, sparkling lakes and seaside resorts...all these can be found within the boundaries of Israel.

 

I saw the hustle and bustle of towns, noisy local markets, the sanctity of holy places and a close association with the Bible.

 

While driving to Jerusalem we toured on the way..going to the Ahava Factory and the Mineral Beach at the Dead Sea.

We stayed at the Lev Yerushalayim Hotel which was in downtown Jerusalem.

 

Jerusalem is holy to Judaism,Christianity and Islam. It is undoubtedly the jewel in the crown that is Israel.

 

The Old City of Jerusalem - is composed of four quarters, each with its own distinctive characteristics. The Christian Quarter is in the north-west; the Moslem Quarter in the

north-east; the Armenian Quarter in the south-west, and the Jewish Quarter in the south-east. 

 

After breakfast, we drove to the Mount of Olives via Mount Scopus.Here it was that Jesus taught His disciples during His mission in Jerusalem.

We had an excellent Tour Guide - Suzanne - from suztours @gmail.com. She has been guiding tours for 26 years!

 

Included in our tour this day was The tomb of Prophets, The Church of Dominus Flevit -The Lord Wept....and Gethsemane with its grove of olive trees dating back to Byzantine times. Situated there is the Church of All Nations.

 

We next went to Lion's Gate for the Old City Christian walking tour. We visited St. Ann's Church, and the Pools of Bethesda.

 

For lunch we stopped at the Armenian Cafeteria.

 

Afternoon we were walking and touring the Via Dolorosa  (The Way of the Cross commemorating  the path which Jesus walked) and the famous Church of the Holy Sepulcher.

 

Some of my photos still need to be titled. Beautiful memories. In the meantime..How many can you recognize?

 

Sunday being Easter Sunday.. I chose to go with the group to Sunrise Service on the Mt. of Olives. It was a memorable experience. At the poignant part of the service the sun was rising.

 

In the afternoon, most of us went to the Jewish Quarter containing reconstructed synagogues and yeshiva  together with modern apartment buildings and houses.

We visited the Western Wall which is never deserted. At any hour of the day or night, winter or summer, one can always find Jews there, standing in front of the Wall in devout prayer - or placing their messages in the cracks and crevices between the stones.

 

Our last day we went to the Qumran where the most stunning biblical archaeological find took place in 1947 when a young Bedouin boy unknowingly discovered a hoard of ancient manuscripts, the Dead Sea Scrolls high up in a cave.

 

Our last tour was of the Masada, where we went to the top in a cable-car. Herod's stronghold is set on a wide plateau

overlooking the Dead Sea. We saw the many rooms in Herod's Palace including the bath house; the sauna; the storerooms; the lower terrace showing wall paintings and swimming pool!

 

Then tired and somewhat overwhelmed at so much history we said "Au Revoir"  to Suzanne and Hamed (our driver)and set out for our journey back to Cairo.

 

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A Miracle:

 

When a mother of one of my students sent my BLOG to Doctors at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia...They have now been using my BLOG as one of their tools to asses this child....He came to school as a very timid child, seldom speaking and only then in a whisper. He has blossomed into a very active boy who speaks loudly and enjoys school life with his peers.

 

Many THANKS to Cheryl who gave me this BLOG as a Farewell gift before I took off from Toronto to Cairo.

Family & Friends are enjoying the News!

 

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A few more days to Holiday.... April 25th to 28th ....another time to Rest & Relax!

 

I went to Sharm El Sheikh with a teacher who had a Time-Share at The Dive Inn Resort.  It is situated in a unique location on the Om el Sid Hill. The weather was beautiful!

Lazing by the pool and going out for dinners to the Ritz Carlton and The Concorde took up most of out time.

We also shopped in Naama Bay

 

Sharm El Sheikh is situated where the Suez and Aquaba gulfs meet. It is a paradise for divers finding brightly colored fish, corals and sponges. Also, fascinating wrecks - the intriguing remains of ships..

 

Sharm El Sheikh has played host to a number of important conferences and various international summits.

To sum it up.......... The sea, sun and history of a gem set in the Red Sea between a splendid underwater world and the ancient mystery of the desert.

 

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HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY! ...March 21st, 2007

Yes!, Yesterday was Mother's Day here in Egypt and it is one of the biggest days of the year.

At school, the Kindergarten classes had a "Mother's Day Tea" and the children in my class - my 3 year olds - sang 5 songs and did an Irish Jig.
"Brown Squirrel; Eency weency spider; The wheels on the Bus; My dearest Friend; I love you Mommy and the Irish Jig."
The mothers, grandmothers, aunts and nannies were thrilled...especially the mothers. Take a look at the photos. (My Shining Stars)

I received several lovely gifts from the children and they made a bouquet of flowers, a necklace, a Mother's Day card and their Hand Print for their mother.

I thought of MY mother - the best in the world...and my daughter who is a most wonderful Mother to Samantha- my grand daughter..

****** ONLY 88 more days and I will be at home in Toronto, Canada visiting relatives and friends for a couple of months.

Many THANKS to Art who put a comment on my BLOG. It is easy to do. Anyone can click on "comment"
below each update and you will see directions on how to leave a comment.

The latest plans are to go to Jerusalem at Easter. There are 8 teachers making this amazing trip.

April 24th I will go to a resort - Sharm El Sheikh on the Red Sea
- a place where they hold conferences and various international summits.
It is one of the top diving spots in the world - although I won't be doing that!!
One of the teachers has a time-share there.

Some parents have invited me to a Nile cruise dinner in April.

This week I received my Christmas present from my sister, Ronnie, which was mailed on November 26th, 2006 and arrived March 20th, 2007.

It had been opened and the Christmas wrap off and even the card opened and then sealed with Arabic message tape.

They must be searching for something as almost everything I receive is delivered the same way.

It was Tea made in Egypt!!!!...bought in Toronto !!!

I had a cup right away. Very delicious.

What a surprise!!

Then today I received another Christmas present from friends mailed December 7th, 2006 and arrived March 21st!!

Something is coming tomorrow.so it's Christmas in March!!!

As mentioned in my last entry, my Girlfriend from Toronto, Marjory, was here and we went on a Nile Cruise from Luxor to Aswan for 4 nights and 5 days.

It was wonderful! We visited many temples as you will see in the photos...The immense Temples of Karnak and Luxor. we saw the intriguing Necropolis on the opposite West Bank, including the spectacular Hatshepsut's Temple; The impressive Valley of the Kings; the great Collosi of Memmon and Tomb of Tut-ankh-Amun were very interesting.

We sailed along the river Nile to Kom Ombo to visit the temple dedicated to the Gods Sobek and Horus.

We continued to Edffu to visit the temple considered to be the best-preserved cult temple in Egypt, dedicated to the falcon headed God Horus.

Continuing on we visited the High Dam, crossing the original barrage over the First Cataract, and stopped to look at the magnificent and impressive unfinished obelisk.

Then on we sailed to Aswan where we saw opposite, just north of Kitchener's island, many tombs of princes, governors and other dignitaries of ancient Yebu.

We visited the Sofitel Cataract Hotel and saw some of the magnificent Suites. This is the hotel where they have a room that Agatha Christie stayed when she was writing the book "Death on the Nile" and also the movie was filmed there. Winston Churchill stayed in a suite there.

We sailed in a felucca (boat) to a Nubian village to experience life of the local people.

We toured the Temple of Philae and the marvelous Temple of Ramses II and his wife Nefetari.

The "Perfumery Al Hussain" welcomed us to the world of Aromatherapy. We learned so much about Essential Oils....and of course bought some!!

The next day we took an all day trip to Alexandria and toured the Citadel of Quatbay and the very modern Alexandria Library and Museum.

Added to this...we saw the pyramids at Giza including the Light and Sound Show; shopped till we dropped; saw Coptic Cairo and the first Synagogue; the Khan Khalili Market/Bazaar and saw many other highlights together.

Marjory was here for 2 weeks.

I have added photos of the trip.

Kevin and Winston will be visiting in October so I am really looking forward to their visit.

I went to an amazing evening of Irish dance from Ireland called "Reel Rhythm"..on Wednesday.

I enjoyed it. I went with 3 teachers from the school and we went for dinner to a restaurant that was around in the 1900's for dinner.

Recently I joined a fitness club at a swishy Hotel nearby. It is within walking distance.

Another event coming up is a formal Dinner in the desert near the pyramids.

I have tons to add to my Blog about my India and Nepal trip ...however will do a little at a time.

March 17th St. Patrick's Day!

Imagine ....one month ago was my last entry.   Time Flies!!!

when you're having fun.

 

HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY!

to all those IRISH like myself and those wannabe Irish.

 

Still have not added all my photos of my trip to India and Nepal at Christmas.

Planning to do so in the NEAR future.... Will keep you posted.

 

In the meantime, my girlfriend Marjory came over to Egypt from Canada

and during the mid-term break we were constantly busy having a terrific time.

 

We went by train (ugh) to Luxor here we went on a Nile Cruise to Aswan.

A beautiful Cruise that I would recommend to all. Presidential Cruise Lines "Nile Admiral".

 

Our Tour Guide, John Gamil, was THE BEST!

 

In Luxor we toured Karnak Temple; Luxor Temple;

 

oops... have just gone out to celebrate St. Patrick's Day!

Will be back soon.

Words of Wisdom!

I sure have been busy what with Valentine's Day

lead up; Planning for a girlfriend's visit on Feb. 28th; Planning for a Nile Cruise...... and even planning for a visit back home to Toronto in June, July and  August.

 

So......hopefully "the plan" is to add more photos of my trip to India & Nepal (there are lots more!) next weekend.

 

In the meantime I've added several of "My Shining Stars"......

 

and... I like these WORDS of Wisdom:

What Teachers Make....

 

WHAT TEACHERS MAKE
 
The dinner guests were sitting around the table discussing life.

One man, a CEO, decided to explain the problem with education. He argued, "What's a kid going to learn from someone who decided his best option in life was to become a teacher?"  He reminded the other dinner guests what they say about teachers: "Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach."

To stress his point he said to another guest; "You're a teacher, Bonnie. Be honest. What do you make?"

Bonnie, who had a reputation for honesty and frankness replied, "You want to know what I make? (She paused for a second, and then began...) "Well let’s see, for starters, I make kids work harder than they ever thought they could.  I make a C+ feel like the Medal of Honor. 

I make kids sit through 40 minutes of class time when their parents can't make them sit for 5 without an I Pod, Game Cube or movie rental... (She paused again then went on)

I make kids wonder. / I make them question.

I make them criticize. / I make them apologize and mean it.

I make them have respect and take responsibility for their actions.

I teach them to write and then I make them write.

I make them read, read, read.

I make them show all their work in math.

I make my students from other countries learn everything they need to know in English while preserving their unique cultural identity.

I make my classroom a place where all my students feel safe.

I make my students stand and sing “O Canada”, because we live in Canada.

Finally, I make them understand that if they use the gifts they were given, work hard, and follow their hearts, they can succeed in life.

(Bonnie paused one last time and then continued.)
"Then, when people try to judge me by what I make, I can hold my head up high and pay no attention because they are ignorant... Do you want to know what I make?

I MAKE A DIFFERENCE!!!
What do you make?" ……………..THERE IS MUCH TRUTH IN THIS STATEMENT: "Teachers make every other profession.

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