I was happy at the beginning of this school year, as we finally had a nurse! I have met Rachel soon after the first week of school. She had just arrived from the US and her excitement and joy to be in this country were very encouraging to me. She likes to paint, so i knew we have at least one thing in common.
Unfortunately her visa situation was not the best ... i could totally relate as last year by this time i was facing something similar. On one hand, i finally felt understood - i am not the only one having problems with my visa! On the other hand i felt really bad for her, as the Mogamma is not the most pleasant place to be; last year it became my most frequented place! Every time i went there i ended up in tears!! there is something about that place that freaks me out! (apart from all the unpleasant people who work there and forget to smile).
Rachel went to the Mogamma several times, being refused a visa. the worst part is that she was not given a reason ... That is the strangest thing in this country - the laws are weird, they change "according to the weather", as we say in Romanian; there is nothing stable ... no guidelines to anything, but i am sure that in this whole mess there is some sort of structure.
An Egyptian man once told me - the rule in Egypt is that there is no rule! That is what our country's leadership is based on!
Rachel was labelled as a "dangerous person", therefore having to leave the country. "Dangerous person".... someone who has come here to help the disadvantaged ...
Sad... too sad to describe in words .... sad how Egypt refuses help from people willing to offer it without anything in return.
I will miss your hugs Rachel!!!
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