Well Life hit me with a sucker punch this morning: coughing, congestion, and a fever. Can't wait for that 12 hour plane ride to Cairo this evening! Anyway, I was able to make it into the doctor's office and it turns out I picked up some nasty bronchitis. Prescription antibiotics with codeine for the plane ride? Check. Should be a horrible day. Prayers appreciated.
Regardless, on to Egypt. Egypt has been in the news lately and not for good reasons. A tourist bus crash and Christian-Muslim tensions have highlighted the news coverage. Another brewing storm involves the revolution in Tunisia. Like Tunisia, Egypt has been ruled by the same man, Hosni Mubarak, for the last 3 decades and he is grooming his son, Gamal, to take over . It remains to be seen whether the successful revolution and freeing of the Tunisian people will have an effect on the Egyptian people. Needless to say, this will be a very fun time to be in Egypt; well if revolutions are your idea of fun, of course....
Note: Best farewell advise continues to come from my good friend, Rob Kearney. Rob is a veteran of both Kosovo and Iraq and is full of priceless gems of information. Exhibit A: "There are no such thing as cool low-riders in the Middle East. Avoid low-riders, especially outside of churches." Exhibit B: "Good Luck man... if the shit goes down you can find a used AK pretty cheap there... anything more than $150 and they're ripping you off." Clearly, the best of advise.
Next post will be from Egypt. Until then, Ma'as Salaama, my friends. Go in peace.
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