Christopher is back from a visit to New Cairo

This is our School! Awesome, right?We had a lot of fun scouting around and trying to pick out the best classroom. School starts on the 27th, so we'll be moving over here very soon. We got to meet the teachers from Egypt and we had our first official teacher's meeting! Most importantly, we met A, who will be teaching with Mommy in our classroom. She has really good ideas. Second grade will be the best classroom. All the other kids will want to come and visit us.

Evenings in Agamy

Christopher is experiencing the calm before the storm.

Wow! Our internet was out all yesterday and today. It was so funny because nobody knew what to do. Eventually we did the same thing we do everyday. Go to the beach! I don’t really like the beach. I get sand all inside. Luckily, Mommy doesn’t like the beach a whole lot either.

Here are some pictures of the place where we live. My room is a mess. We share with R. She doesn’t mind. Yay!

This is the balcony where we hang our clothes to dry… Hmmm. We should maybe do a dark load soon…

This is Mommy’s computer, where she does work. (She plays on it a lot, too.) Those are lessons behind me, though.

This is the dining table where we eat our meals.

And these are some new friends I made hanging around the pool. They’re some pretty cool dudes.

Anyway, I wanted to update and tell you about all the new people I’ve met here. Here is a picture of me with A. She’s giving me a blessing. She’s cool like that.

Here I am with S. I like her a lot.

That’s all for this update. See you later ‘Gators!

P.S. We got our other bag in! Yay!

We Made It!!

Christopher is officially in Egypt!

After we spent the night in New York, we spent a long day again at JFK. We had to leave the hotel before noon, but we couldn't check in for the flight until after 2. Then they had problems with our tickets. THEN when we were finally in Egypt after a very very very long (but nice

) flight, JFK hadn't sent our bags. Mommy has no shampoo. :( And most of her clothes are still there, too. Meanies.

But so then we got to ride to the school with L and M. They are really fun. The school is so big! I can't wait to see my room, but the building isn't done yet. Then Mommy and I got in a car and drove all the way to Agamy, which is in Alexandria.

There we met up with A and R and S. A and R are also teachers at the school. We have nice talks about what we want to do in the classrooms. Mommy lets me listen, since I will be going to school, too. Today we went to the beach. It was very nice. Mommy and R went on a walk. A went swimming

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I hid from the sun. Plastic melts! The beach is great, though.

More teachers arrive tomorrow. It will be great. We will talk about curriculums and stuff.

Stuck at JFK

Christopher does not like waiting.

Mommy and I had to wait to get on the plane in Richmond because the weather was bad in NY.  Then traffic was crowded around DC, so we still couldn’t leave.  We finally got on the plane and off to JFK for the connect to Egypt, but we were too late!  The plane left without us.  So we had to stay the night at an inn.  I’m all ready to go, especially since Mommy repacked her bookbag and I’m not squished anymore, but Mommy’s all nervous again.  Wish us luck!  I’ll post pictures from our airport adventures later.

goodbyes and stoneware

Today is our last day in the States. Our plane leaves tomorrow at 2pm. We won't get to Cairo until noon on Monday. It will be a long time in the airport. We sold some pottery at the outlet mall to keep Mommy from being too worried. If we had sold any, it might have worked. We met some nice people, though. That was fun.

All this week we have been packing and cleaning and visiting people to say goodbye. If we didn't see you, Mommy is really sorry.
We got an international phone yesterday, so we'll try to call often. Also Skype. We like Skype. You should get on if you aren't already.

We are having steaks for dinner. Steaks are yummy. We are having a party. Tomorrow we will be sad that we are leaving, but tonight we are happy to be together.

Testing 1 2 3

I am Christopher! I am so happy that I'm finally online :D This is my blog.
Mommy and I are going to Egypt! Nobody else gets to come except for me. All the other dolls are jealous. I got to go to St. Andrew's School and Williams College, too. I am the coolest.

We are going to teach second grade at the International School of Egypt. We are T-minus 12 days til we fly away. It will be a long, long flight. But we're not completely packed yet! Last week we mailed out Mommy's Visa application.

We've got to sell some pottery this weekend before we leave, too. And there are people to see and to say goodbye to.

We want to give a special shout-out to the Library in the town of West Point because we love them very much. If you like my blog, you can follow me here on Blogger. You can also follow my mommy on Twitter @ariapaige.