Triumphant
It’s nice when things work out the way that they should.
The fact that you are all reading this right now means that I was able to successfully upgrade my WordPress—which, if I haven’t made clear, is the software that runs this blog and many others. You may look into it at WordPress.org.
With that accomplished, I am now free to do other things, such as: go for a short walk, write a bit, do my laundry, attend a party, and many, many more. I did all of those things this morning/afternoon and last night. It is nice to get out of the house after having been cooped up for days with eye-strain and cramped hands from typing and staring at progress bars, praying that nothing goes wrong.
Ahhh.
So much to write about.
We may have found an apartment in Cairo. It is about the size of the place that I have now and cheaper. It is in a really baladi part of the city, which will be good for our Arabic, since no one will speak English to us. It is a 5 minute walk from Tahrir Square—where the AUC (American University in Cairo) is located—and there is a souq about a minute in the other direction. Very nice. I will likely move down there at the end of the month as my time here is up the first week in January.
I’m very excited about the move. It threatens to be a very good time, not to mention productive. This is good, as I have a pretty good-sized bunch of work ahead of me right now.
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It just dawned on me that sometimes I throw words like baladi and souq into blog posts without really thinking about it, which leaves some folks in the dark. I will make a greater effort to define these words and perhaps even build a glossary page. Everyone can learn Arabic while I am here.
I think that you will be able to find this page here.
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Anyway, things are looking up. I’m still not happy with the situation here in Alexandria, but all I can do is wait it out. There are better things on the horizon. Knock on wood, the transition will go off without a hitch. Wish me luck.
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I love reading your blogs. Before I met you I never read any blog and know I read them more frequently. A glossary of Arabic words would be great even though I have learned lots just from googling the words I don’t know. Ramadan was the best example.
thanks for blog and keep kicking ass
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I am glad that you like my blog. Actually, I think that you said you love it. These things are great. I think it is an absolutely brilliant way of keeping people in the loop, disseminating data. I’ve had a blog on and off since the beginning of the things, but this is by far my favorite. Probably because it is mine and I don’t have to share a url with anyone else.
Did you check out the glossary page, btw? It is over on the left. If there are words that I have used or use, just comment me and I will add them.
I’ll talk to you soon. I miss you guys. Tell the others to comment as well. Give me some love people. J