Creative Meanderings

My ramblings and wanderings through life

  • April 7, 2009 When I was in high school I was at a youth retreat for church and we were talking about sunsets vs. sunrises. I was always a sunset lover because watching the sun set over the Oregon coast with a bonfire is one of my most favorite things to do in life. However, the youth pastor explained why sunrises are more beautiful as the sun comes up to start a new…

  • April 6, 2009 By far the worst day of the entire trip on many many levels. First, I was rudely woken up around 3am by noise from our arrival in Edfu as they were docking the boat. I contemplated on whether or not this would be the day I would get up to see the sunrise as I try to do this on every trip I go on, but alas I was too…

  • You’ve gone and I feel reliefOur time together was very briefBut filled with ups and downsSometimes I felt like I was going to drown in your kissesin our argumentsin your eyesin our differencesin your armsin our opposites You said you really care about meBut how can that be?I asked you, “What does that mean?”For this was never what it may seem…. did we ever date?did we ever have a relationship?did you ever understand…

  • April 5, 2009 At last I was able to get a cup of coffee before I headed out for the day. It was just instant Nescafe, but I’m starting to acquire a deep appreciation for Nescafe! I was up at 7 to get ready, have breakfast and then meet by 8:30 for my tour of Luxor Temple.Today my guide was Mina. Ehab was still my driver, but Mina gave me a lovely tour…

  • April 4, 2009Somehow I had it in my head that I was riding the sleeper train all the way down to Aswan and then coming back up. So, when we arrived at Luxor station, I was noting all the people getting off the train feeling ready to get out when there was a knock on my door. I hadn’t had breakfast yet, so figured it was the guy asking if I wanted my…

  • April 3, 2009Perhaps the most inspiring day of the whole trip was my first full day in Cairo. Was it the history? Was it the pyramids I had longed to see? No…more to come on that later! I was able to have a fairly long rest before meeting my tour guide for the day – Mohamed. I had Hassan again as my driver, which was comforting. In the morning, Mohamed was very polite…

  • They lookThey stareThey smileThey hissThey laughThey proposeThey walk with an air of importance Am I just an object to them?Am I just a vessel for pleasure to them?Am I meant to be submissive to them?Am I valued at all as a human being to them? Some say it is culture.Some say it is religion.Some say it is the color of my skin.Some say it is the slant of my eyes.Some say it is…

  • There is a smile on my face Put there by you There is joy in my heart Placed there by you There are not adequate words to express My feelings for you How my heart aches to be Next to you How my body aches to be Close to you How my eyes ache to be Gazing at you -T ~April 10, 2009

  • Egypt is a short 3.5 hour flight from Abu Dhabi. I chose to take advantage of my first term break to spread my wings for the first time all by myself. Upon arriving in Cairo, it was a fairly efficient task to get through the airport. I bought a visa stamp from the bank/money changer. The banker tried to hit on me, but I kindly said thank you for my money and went…

  • (I had planned to update regularly while on my trip, but alas Internet is hard to come by, thus I will do so slowly when I return and unfortunately, pictures will have to be viewed then as well.) Since I was 8-years-old and heard about the great pyramids, I have wanted to see them. In junior high school, I was so involved in a school project on Egypt and King Tut, that I…

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