My Favorite Vacation with my Family

UPDATE:

Hey everyone! Quick update! On Friday, October 17^th, my dad was finally approved by the insurance for his chemotherapy. We decided we needed to get the ball rolling and start his chemo as soon as possible! My dad started chemo today and was there for 8 hours. He has his 5FU drug hooked up to his port in his chest and everything is going great! Hoping not much changes. Although, there is a new rule in this house! You want to come inside? We must spray you down with a can of Lysol first. Got to keep this place clean, since chemo weakens a human’s immune system.

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Anyways, I am sure you will agree that photos are something anyone can treasure for a long time, now more than ever since they are all digital! I think that photos are even better when they are from one of your favorite vacations with your family.

When I was only 16 years old, my dad was laid off from his job at GM of over ten years. He was one of the very last layoffs when they did the mass layoffs back in 2009. My family did not know what the next step would be for us, and it was not going to be easy for my dad to find another job – he had not applied for one in over ten years! After a few months of searching, he found a well enough paying job… in Egypt! He moved there right away after accepting their offer. Of course this meant if I wanted to see my dad, I would have to fly out there – I was not complaining!

In March of 2010 I got the chance to head to Egypt with my mom. It took us 16 traveling hours to get there but when we got there it quickly became one of my favorite vacations! I got to experience new things such as their culture, their way of living, and I got to see some of the most famous landmarks, including the pyramids of Giza!

My parents and I went on a Nile River cruise, and even though my dad worked every afternoon, my mom and I did a little bit of exploring by ourselves. My dad’s apartment was in a city called Sixth of October and he lived in a neighborhood that had one of the few bowling alleys around – who else can say they have bowled in Egypt!?

There were so many other places we got to see and so many other things we got to do. I have retained the most memories from this vacation than from any other vacation I have taken with my family.

After just eight months of living there, Greece’s economy crashed which led to the downturn of Egypt’s economy, forcing business to halt funding for American workers. Just a few months before the riots began in Egypt, my dad headed home to proceed to look for another job.

Ohana means family, and family means nobody is left behind.

My Parents and I on the left side, at the Pyramids in Giza, Egypt.
Row 1: Left - Myself on the Nile River Cruise & Right- Outside the bibliothèque by the Mediterranean Sea Row 2: Left - Myself on the Pyramids in Giza, Egypt & Right - Myself by the Mediterranean Sea

Even though the insurance has finally approved my dad's chemotherapy, we are still accepting donations for all of the other expenses that come with Cancer! If you you would like to donate:

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