Temperatures have been steadily rising the past week here in Alexandria. Yesterday and today the highs have been in the mid 90’s. It seems like an oven when you go outside. Fortunately it is not a humid heat otherwise that would be unbearable. We can’t imagine what it is like during the summer here. It is no wonder that the nights are when the action is when there is some relief from the heat.
Last weekend we hosted the EMAC JV Tennis tournament. 5 other schools from the Middle East were here. As with the VB Tournament last fall, the players from the other teams stay with families of our students and the coaches stay on campus with our staff. We hosted a young lady who is teaching at the American School in Dubai. It is her first year teaching and her first year abroad. Dubai is one of the fastest growing cities in the Middle East. It boasts a high per capita income and very western lifestyle. Our guest enjoyed her stay in Alex and felt she got a real feel for life in many areas of the Middle East that is not always evident in Dubai.
We have a four day weekend coming up this weekend. Some staff are traveling – we thought of doing so, but there isn’t really enough time to go abroad and we’ve been to most of the tourist type places in Egypt. If the weather stays as it is, we will lounge around the pool, walk the Corniche in the evening and just relax. Following this weekend, we have 7 week push to the end of the school year – so it is best we just have some down time this weekend.
Hope you enjoy the photo with this post, it is of Pat at the Bhubing Palace in Thailand.
