In early June, Jen and Jay reunited in Cairo after living apart since April. Jen had spent the previous two months teaching middle school computers at her new school and struggling to find the resolve not to repeatedly slam her students' heads together on a daily basis. She also found the time to take rejuvinating trips to Ain Soukna on Egypt's Red Sea coast and Dahab on the Sinai Peninsula. Jay, on the other hand, spent the time emerged in Detroit-area nightlife before relocating to Canton, Ohio to catch up with family and friends.
Once they met up again, the Simons spent the next few weeks being shameless tourists: visiting the pyramids at Giza, the Khan al Khalili, the Red Sea, etc. Jen, Erik and Rachella introduced Jay to his future surroundings and colleagues, which culminated in a now infamous intoxicated flip-cup tournament and a teacher's flat in Cairo.
In late June, Jen and Jay traveled back to the US, first spending an overnight layover wandering around Paris and gawking at the Eiffel Tower. They bought strange steet food from a stand that was promptly shut down by French authorities. Back in Ohio, they decided the next few months would consist of visiting loved ones in Northeastern Ohio, Chicago and Detroit and spending a lot of time being idle.
(photo: the happy couple posing for the obligatory 'in front of the Sphinx' photo)
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