My mom and Aunt arrive in Africa

So it has been a while since my last update because I am traveling and I dont have a computer to type it out and then save it to my USB but I will give you a brief glimpse into what I have been up to for the past 2 weeks and I absolutely promise to give a more detailed description after I arrive back in Arusha on the 18th.

-My mom and aunt arrived in Arusha and I showed them my school, the town, where I live, and other orphanages in Arusha. Tuamkeni is located in an extremely poor area so they were both in shock at how poor the area truly is. My mom on the walk there was nearly in tears and she told me she had a much better appreciation for what I do and love before we had even arrived at the school. The kids teachers and grandmothers were all so excited to get to meet my mom and aunt, and it gave them a slight glimpse into my life back home.
-After touring Arusha for a few days my mom and aunt went on a 4 night, 5 day safari and they had an absolutely incredible time and saw every animal there is to see.
- On Tuesday the 3 of us left for Zanzibar and spent 2 nights at a 5 star beach resort where we relaxed by the ocean, went kayaking, ate incredible food, got massages, and I finally got a hair cut!
-Thursday we headed to another 5 star resort in Stonetown to spend 2 nights. In Stonetown we relaxed at the pool, did tons of shopping, got a tour of all the historical monuments many of which were related to the slave trade, and ate more incredible food.
-The world cup has begun and Africa is absolutely thrilled to have it on their continent.. you can buy tons of souvenirs and its played on every tv in sight.. its definitely an exciting time to be in Africa
-Saturday we made our way to Egypt and the flight was anything but direct we flew from Zanzibar to Dar to Ethiopia to the Sudan and finally we arrive in Egypt at 2:30am. Even though I just had layovers in Ethiopia and the Sudan I am tempted to count them as countries I have been to in Africa especially because the Sudan sounds so badass.
-We are currently in Egypt and its an incredible place. Cairo is a middle eastern, Mediterranean version of New York and I absolutely love it. Yesterday we went and toured the market and one of the massive mosques, and smoked sheesha at our hotel by the pool. Today we visited the pyramids, crawled through the pyramids, rode a camel on the sahara, visited the amazing Egyptian museum, saw some of the most famous mummies, and bought more cool souvenirs. Tonight we are off to watch the pyramids as they are lite up and although I have heard its extremely cheesy it will be cool to see them at night.

That is a taste of what I have been up to for the past 2 weeks. I hope everything is well with everyone at home!

Love you and miss you all
Catherine