I returned to work last week. I always enjoy my summer holiday, but I find that by the end of July, I am ready to get back to school. It seems that by the end of the academic school year, I just want to sit quietly on a beach with a book. Once I have completed that book, I am ready to get back to business. I guess I would never be very good at living idly. Perhaps I have a problem in relaxing. My husband says that I am always hoping and jumping around doing something, I never sit quietly. I might have ADD and have never realized it! hehehe The students have yet to return to school as we are having our first major multi-candidate election in Egypt on September 7, 2005.School has been postponed for one week as they feel that it will be dangerous to be on the streets during the day of the election. I am not sure what all one expects, but it seems that emotions are running high here in Egypt regarding this election. There are all sorts of rumors about corruption and rigged polling stations. I have no first hand knowledge of this and cannot say if it is true or not. I do know that I have never seen any campaign commercials, nor speeches, nor live debates. I know that each candidate was eligible for 500 thousand Egyptian pounds from the government to use towards their campaign, and that they could raise up to 10 million Egyptian pounds independently. I just found out today (the election is tomorrow) that there are 10 candidates. I am looking forward to finding out what the outcome is regarding the election results. It seems that many Egyptians are ot registered to vote and/or have no intentions of voting. It should be interesting to see how the whole event transpires.
Until then,
A Woman of Egypt