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28 settembre Settled in Cairo Well, we have been back in Cairo for seven weeks. I can hardly believe it! Where on earth has the time gone? Kelvin and I both looked at each other today, and wondered where the time has disappeared to. How on earth can it be Thursday again already?
We have settled back in after some initial upsets. First, our flat was a complete and total mess when we arrived back. We were hoping that it would be in better shape. (For those of you who don't know, we had to move this summer. Our landlord broke his hip, and needed the flat on the ground floor, so we moved up to his flat on the second floor. But it needed a LOT of work, which he said would be done over the summer.) A lot of the work had been done - the floors had been refinished and he had painted the walls, but he hadn't painted the colours we had carefully chosen. He had also installed our ceiling fan (that we had bought with our own money) in one of his other flats, and the kitchen was an absolute disaster - completely dirty and full of garbage, broken and dirty dishes, and two inches thick in grease. We spent the first week back scrubbing on hands and knees. To make matters worse, the weather was in the low 40's (celcius) and humid, and we were absolutely melting!
But, finally after all that work, we have found the gem in the rough that is our flat. We have lots of room, more light than on the ground floor, and beautiful green views from the balconies that are a rarity here. It is more secure and more private than being on the ground floor, and hey, we get more exercise going up and down! So in the end it has been a real blessing. Just in disguise - a dirty, greasy disguise!
The other hard thing that happened was that our pastor and friend, Dave Petrescue, passed away suddenly on September 5th. We were shocked and saddened, and it has made September a bit harder than expected. The whole community here has been deeply affected. It is not so intense for us right now, as we only saw him on weekends, and sometimes that was sporadic. However, the memorial service and hurting for the family have been very difficult. It has been especially hard for his family here - his sister and her husband are here - and also for the people who worked with him daily. Their whole lives were interwoven, and it will be a while before the pain is healed.
School is going well. We have been busy, and are enjoying the year so far. We have a great team of teachers this year, and a lot of experienced ones, which is new but great! I only have a class of three this year, which seems impossibly small, but they are all a bit needy, so I think it will be a very good thing. We are starting to bond, and to enjoy each other. I will post some photos soon.
Kelvin continues to faithfully work in the admin office, and see to the needs of the teachers. I think sometimes he gets tired of working with so many women!!! ( I can't say that I blame him, actually!)
Anyways, that is all for now. I have loads more to say, but my bed is calling. Night night, all!
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