What? Christmas is less than a month away?

Hello!
It's so strange to think that there is piles of snow on the ground in Winnipeg! I thought I would really notice and appreciate that there is no snow in December (and while I do appreciate it) it just sort of seems normal. Like a really long summer. Yesterday it was 25 degrees for most of the day which is great! It really doesn't feel like Christmas is less then a month away! In Winnipeg we know Christmas is coming as soon as Halloween is finished, but here there are very few christmas references around. When I went to Cyprus there was a christmas display in the airport and that reminded me just how close christmas is! I have to say it is kind of nice not feeling stressed out by all the shoppers and traffic that comes with this time of year in Winnipeg!
I did go to a craft sale  the other day put on by the expats. I will miss seeing craft shows in winnipeg with my mum so it was nice to go to one here with a couple of girls. They had someneat stuff, it wasn't too much like a craft sale in Winnipeg though, less homemade stuff it seemed like, but a lot of beautiful items made by people in need and if purchased the money goes right back to them which is great!
Today and next sunday we have off due to elections. It is quite a big election in Egypt this year. I don't know too much about it but we were given the day off and told to stay in Maadi, "just in case". I wish there was a local english newscast becasue i feel really out of the loop as to what is going on sometimes!
I am about to leave for my weekly grade two meeting... a meeting where we end up mostly gossiping about the weekend and planning for the week for about ten minutes at the end. But it's great. I really like my teaching partners!

Kailey Goes to Cyprus

Cyprus is really different then Egypt, but I get the feeling that I am nopt experiencing Cyprus at its best. Most of the people we meet say oh yeah you could do that, but it's better in the summer.
We went to a beach called Agia Napa. It was really pretty, but basically deserted. The streets were lined with souvenir shops and strip clubs... much different then the atmosphere in Egypt.
They say Aphrodite was born from the foam of the sea in Paphos. It looks beautiful and we would like to see it if it works out, but it turns out that it is about 40 km from Paphos city centre and we don't hae a car. We did run into a couple Candian girls who are also teaching in Egypt and vacationing in Cyprus who rented a car. We went to Agia Napa with them the first full day we were here and they plan on coming to Paphos in the next couple of days so maybe we can hook upwith them to see it.
For now there is a lot to  see within walking distance. The tombs of the Kings sounds really interesting and the sea is beautiful. I look forward to a nice day of exploring on foot tomorrow. We were going to rent bikes yesterday in Larnaca but it turns uot everythin is closed on Sundays. Larnaca is much like a small town. It looks like Paphos shuts down around 530 as well, which is really different then Egypt where everything stays open late.
The view on the ride here was worth the trip alone. Breathtakingly beautiful. Pictures will never do it justice.