There's something to be said for bureaucracy...

Last night we went to the home of Adel, one of our friends from work. His mother made us a great dinner and kept trying to feed us more and more, winning out over our protests. One of the reasons for our visit was to help Adel's friend Momen with some paperwork. He is moving to New York to work at the United Nations! It's essentially the ultimate Egyptian dream come true. It's a pretty sweet deal: on top of a solid salary and good benefits, the UN will cover his travel (business class), give him an "allowance" of $275/day his first month there, and...oh....a "relocation grant" of $10,000. We're quite jealous and now want him to get me a job ;) He's having issues with the embassy with his visa, but hopefully those will be worked out soon. So maybe we'll see him again in New York, if we end up moving back there.

Oh, the UN will pay for his visa too. And the shots they made him get.

The cab to the airport? Yep, that too.