Our Journal

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  • Spending Time with Orangutans

    Reading Time: 11 minutesThis journal entry starts very early on Tuesday morning. The alarm was set for 2:15am and we finished getting things packed up so that we…

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  • Sarah Comes to Visit!!

    Reading Time: 5 minutesSaturday was an exciting day as we get to greet one of our great friends from the States who is coming to visit us and…

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  • Next Stop: Jakarta, Indonesia

    Reading Time: 9 minutesMonday was travel day. We checked out of the hotel at 10am, walked to the Central Station in Amsterdam, and then took the train to…

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  • Lemons -> Lemonade

    Reading Time: 13 minutesWhen we made the decision to leave Egypt early, we chose Amsterdam as our destination for several reasons (i.e. we didn’t need a visa and…

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  • An Abrupt End to Our Time in Egypt

    Reading Time: 6 minutesWell, our last journal entry mentioned our excitement at checking out Alexandria. How quickly things can change. The day of our last entry was also…

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  • Aswan and Moving to the Mediterranean Coast

    Reading Time: 7 minutesWe woke up on Thursday morning and headed upstairs to have breakfast on the roof at our Nubian Guest House. We were served falafel, fries,…

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