KC
escapes
Cairo!
So we'll
take another
break
from my
Florida
"adventure"...
...for an
update
on KC.
She sends me
pictures
from the last
few days
in Cairo...
...how they watch
from their balcony
as people
begin
to gather...
Her program
offers
a cooking class...
...partly to
keep the kids
off the streets.
The drop
in car traffic
means
they can now
see the pyramids
from the
boys' apartment.
Tension builds
as
they
wait...
Fighter jets
shake
their
apartment
walls.
Neighbors
guard their
apartment
building
with
whip and axe.
The kids
gather
to hear
the news.
They are
evacuating
from
Cairo.
They
want
to stay...
...to cheer on
the revolution!
...but they
must go
for their
own
safety.
Their
last
Cairo
sunset.
The next AM
as soon
as curfew
lifts...
...they
pile
into
the bus.
Driving by
their last
views
of the city...
Good-bye,
street kitties!
Is that
a tank!!
The airport
is a zoo...
Waiting....
Waiting....
On
the plane
at last!
But the
Egyptian Air Force
won't let them
take off!
Waiting...
Tense...
Worried...
Will they
be able
leave?
Finally
they get
the word!
KC calls me...
We're taking off!
Next stop...
Greece!
They arrive
in Athens...
Safe!
Time
to
explore!
They are
adopted
by
street dogs...
...who
lead them
to the
Olympic
Stadium!
Amazing
for these kids
to see
the remnants
of this
great ancient
civilization....
...having
just left
this one...
Amazing
for these kids
to consider
the storms
of history....
...with
the
history
they have just
themselves....
...witnessed.
