Thursday, June 4
The end of a long and hectic week. We celebrated Seth's birthday today on the rooftop of the apartment building. These photos were taken at a surprise party gathering for him. The workers had delivered all the food, carpets, and "poofs"(the little stuffed footstools) to the top or our 4 story building during the afternoon. We enjoyed a supper hour up above the world, so to speak, and it was the perfect end to the week.

Dinner for the Schutz Staff

Wednesday, June 3

Today, the Grades 4,5,6 students spent the day on the grounds of the former King of Egypt. This area is called Montaza Beach. We left school at 8:30, arrived at the beach by 9:00 and spent the rest of the day there..As you can see, the children had a good time, as did the teachers. I spent a good part of the morning patrolling the waters making sure that students did not wander too far out into the sea.
The other pictures are from last night, June 2, when the Schutz School hosted all the Egytian workers and their families at a dinner and dance festival. These are the men and women who clean the rooms, vacuum the floors, do the heavy "grunt" work around school. It was so VERY cool to see them all dressed up for this event, and to meet and greet their families. It was a wonderful occasion and so much fun.




Two Grade 4 boys relaxing in their sand cave

Teachers and students having a good time.

The G-Man and Mr. Hustle posing for the camera

Adrija and Yun-Kyung relaxing in the surf.

The students discover a Huge Jellyfish

Mr. or Mrs. Dead Jellyfish

Aly---one very nice young man in my room One of the Grade 4 students

This is either a faculty meeting or bunch of teachers with nothing but time on their hands.

The bus we rented to take us to the beach.

Awatef, the lady who cleans our apartment, with her family...

More members of Awatef's family

Hoda, one of the cleaning women at the school with her son..She ALWAYS has a smile on her face.....

I don't know this man's name..but he is a very nice guy, and check out his grand-daughter's hat!!!

This is proud papa, Karom, and his family...his son is next to him. Behind him is his wife. You can't see his two-week old daughter who was behind his son. Karom is the man who vacuums my classroom, cleans our thrid-floor hallway....He is a wonderful young man.