Cairo, Egypt In a city of 24 million, a citizen may locate a wide variety of transportation. Down our street on any given day I will see small cars, big trucks, bicycles, wagons with donkeys, taxis and a minivan that acts as a type of public transportation. Whenever we’ve seen these minivans we’ve found that they are jam-packed with passengers so much so...
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A True Tale: This past weekend, John and I were with friends in central and southern Arkansas. We were going to be with 4 groups in 3 days so the schedule was a bit packed. I checked my list o’ things we needed for travel and gave myself a mental pat on the back for “having my act together.” Friday evening, we met with a wonderful group of people...
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1. Did I collect all necessary receipts for taxes, reimbursements, reports, etc.? 2. Do I have a plan for following up with those I met? If so, do I have a timeline for getting it done? 3. What are 3 takeaways I gleaned from the conference time? How does they apply to my life? 4. Did I observe any organizational procedures that I appreciated to implement into my own...
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1. Skip the metal-embossed clothing items (belts, too!). The metal detectors will beep. You will be flagged. You will be patted down. Save yourself some time and pack it rather than wear it that day. 2. Your liquid items must be in 3 oz. bottles. It doesn’t work if it’s a 6 oz. bottle only half full. Security will frown and will make you pitch it. Trust me on this...
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I sat on a small rope-woven stool sipping steaming, sticky sweet tea as sweat trickled down the side of my left temple. My Nubian neighbor smiled at me and said in a very dramatic voice, “We shall call you “Noor” for you are the “light” of the village. I paused. I was so moved by her statement. These beautiful and kind women had...
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