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Egypt isn't what it appears to be in the media...but that's no real surprise, since not much is. I moved here in the late 80's from Toronto, Canada, with my Canadian/Egyptian husband, my son and my daughter. The children adapted quickly and we decided that this country was a good place to live. Now I wouldn't change my home for anything.

Archive for September, 2005

Construction Village Style

Monday, September 26th, 2005

A couple of days ago I walked over to the land to check on progress. I found a couple of men working at digging trenches along lines that had been drawn on the soil in powdered lime, and another group of men mixing cement next to a large pile of sand and gravel. One man […]

Lowlights of Autumn

Thursday, September 22nd, 2005

It’s the first day of autumn and the temperature outside is 35 C or 95 F. Everyone I know is taking the afternoon easy if it’s possible. But it is the time to get the fields ready for the winter berseem crop and the date harvest started last week. All over the countryside there are […]

Maryanne Stroud

Maryanne Stroud is a transplanted Canadian now living in Egypt, which she loves. She is also the operator of Al Sorat, a well run horse stable near Giza, and an AETBI member offering various tours.

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