“All my bags are packed I’m ready to go… Cause I’m leavin’ on a jet plane Don’t know when I’ll be back again Oh baby, I hate to go…” Dear Universe, Passport not confiscated, but arms were twisted and I was convinced to stay a little longer! But you, Universe, have other plans for me. When the ticket situation didn’t …
Nighttime, Nile Style
Dear Universe, Driving in Cairo is a nightmare. Traffic is always at a standstill, people follow their own rules, lanes don’t really exist, horns beep incessantly, cars come within mere millimeters of each other, motorists maneuver by, pedestrians pop out of nowhere and sometimes, just sometimes, a horse or donkey needs to get through. I would never want to drive …
Cairo Calling
Dear Universe, Can’t believe I’m in Cairo. Yes, I put it on my vision board 2011. Yes, when I asked for a sign about a month and a half ago of whether or not I would go to Egypt, I got it loud and clear about thirty seconds later. (A man I’d never seen before walked by me at the …