What are we thinking?
207-2009
Patrick and Melissa Mason are American expatriates living in Ma’adi (Cairo) Egypt with their new baby, Finn. After arriving in late August 2007 and experiencing several fits of panic and hysteria, they’ve started to learn the essentials of living in a place where everything seems just a little bit crazy and jumping out of the way of speeding cars is the national sport. This is their story.
2009-
Patrick and Melissa are repatriated and back in South Bend, IN. In February 2010 they welcomed twins Rhett and Lucy into the family. The peaceful American lives they had settled back into were once again thrown into noise, chaos and confusion. In summer 2011 they will be relocating to Claremont, CA.
Off the subject, send pictures of the preggy mom to be. I would love to go visit. I have told a few of my collegues, and they’re ready to drop in and camp out at your international address. much love—
yvette
Hello!
I’m a BYU student about to graduate in Middle East Studies and am highly considering applying to AUC for grad school. What are you studying, Patrick?
I would hopefully start in Fall 2008 and would move out there with my wife and currently 4.5 month old daughter. Is finding housing in Ma’adi too difficult? We went to church there in 2006 while passing through Cairo and loved the neighborhood.
Any other initial advice for a potential AUC grad student with a small, new, LDS family?
Thanks!
Andrew and Nancy Heiss
http://heissfamily.blogspot.com
Okay, wow! I’m amazed with you and want to know all the details of the hospital you’re going to.
I keep having dreams that we live in Cairo and I have a baby there and that thought scares me to the dickens! I don’t know why I’m so scared of that since we won’t be ready for another baby for a little while yet and I’ve lived in the Middle East and it’s just normal like anywhere else. Still…you are much braver than I.
I do hope that we (er…just my husband anyway) get accepted to AUC. If we do, I definitely hope that you’re still there to show us the ropes!
Andrew & Nancy – We’d love to talk more about our experiences in Cairo, and try to convince you to come next year. Send me an e-mail at pmason@aucegypt.edu, and we can continue the conversation that way.
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