People Amaze Me Every Day

me and my camel shadow at the Great Pyramids of Giza

My driver didn’t speak any English and I know very little Arabic. Halfway through the quiet ride to the airport he makes a phone call, talks for a minute, and then reaches back and passes the phone to me. “Hello?” I ask tentatively. A woman speaks back to me. “Hello. I am Ahmed’s wife. He would like to say to you that you are welcome in Egypt and, God-willing, have a safe flight back to your country.”