Mafeesh Fakka

Madinah Book Reader PDF : FREE DOWNLOAD & PRINTABLE Free Flash Cards: FREE DOWNLOAD & PRINTABLE Our teaching method:  For the initial introduction,  I introduce the page to them by reading out loud as they follow along so that they can learn the pronunciation.  I then have them read each phrase or vocabulary term one by one after me.  When they are confident with the pronunciation of the words. I give them the vocabulary cards for the unit.  They will write the vocabulary words 10 times or 5 times each from Sunday through Thursday.  These words will be written while looking at the illustrated vocabulary cards. They are reading CVC words in English but not yet on the level where they can read the translation for the more difficult words. So the pictures serve as a translation for them at this age.  We do NOT return to the unit in the book until they have MEMORIZED ALL of the vocabulary. This is the MOST IMPORTANT ST...

Okay, the first question I asked when we finally decided we were going to come to Egypt is. Where are we going to live and how do we find a house 5,000 miles away? Needs:  1. You NEED to be here to find an apartment.  But fortunately enough for you, this need comes with some options. You can wait until you get here and do it yourself or you can have someone who is here do it for you.        Listen, searching for an apartment from another country is a problem waiting to happen. You can encounter innumerable scams, lies, deception, and severe overpricing.  What you can do before you arrive : A: Make  arrangements for a HOTEL STAY  or house share with a friend while you're searching if you are in the country.  House sharing is the cheapest option. Depending on your family size and relationship with the person, it may be better to just take accommodation in the cheapest hotel for a week or two.  ...

The Braiding Shop:  This is a braiding shop I just happened upon while having something made by a neighboring carpenter. No, there aren't any Egyptians in there doing this wonder weaving. They’re Africans and they legit looked like they snatch, and I mean snatch those edges. it looks like any shop you would find in the hood. I was completely surprised... I don’t know why for whatever reason I feel that by coming to Egypt I have fallen off of the earth or something and these things won’t be here... perhaps because I see so few black people or maybe it’s because weaving is haram. Something inside reads “Taboo... tisk, tisk, not here”. But it’s here, alright... in color and varying lengths, they do it all. But it was in the tuck guys. I went into an area that doesn’t even show up on google maps, just to go to this carpenter when I saw this place. No one is just going to find this. Even if I wanted to send you there, so you could get hooked up with some Iverson plats (yes ...

A Step by step guide, for a visa renewal in mugamaa **A helpful guide a sister forwarded from her husband. It was compiled by one of the brothers in Egypt after his personal experience) I also thought I'd share it in hope that it will help someone inshallah🌸 Additional humors provided by yours truly 💋 What to Bring: 1. Yourself. 2. Your Passport. 3. A photocopy of your passport photo page. 4. A photocopy of your passport visa page–if it's not your first renewal, bring copies of your initial visa page and your most recent renewal. 5. A passport-sized photo of yourself. 6. A pen. 7. Lots of patience. Get the photocopies and passport photo done before you go there, but if you forget, you can get them done when you get to the Mogamma. A photo and copy center is located to the right of the entrance, past the ridiculously crowded staircase (I can't remember the exact price). You will likely need to use your elbows to maintain your place in line. What to Do: 1. ...

This is a video of a plumber fixing a leak in the sewage system for my neighboring apartment building. I bet you’re shocked that the pipes are run on the outside of the building, in plain sight... I was too 😅 it’s definitely not the most aesthetically pleasing plumbing job, but it’s what they do here in egypt.       I don’t know if you caught it, but what caught my attention was the bare feet and the not so harnessing harness. 😰 Nothing was holding this guy in! I mean, come on, he was climbing a knot rope. ....Not being hoisted by a lever, not being raised by a crane ... but, rather he was wrangling a knot rope with his foot and pulling himself up and down a 5 story building with his own brute strength.       Okay, so, maybe you should know that this man is your local sabbak. In Arabic that means “plumber”. Be sure to remember it too, because the need might surely arise. Plumbing in egypt is not for the faint of heart. It w...

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            Lol, why am I so tickled by my own title? No, but seriously, that is like the million dollar question. Every single person you meet wants to ask you, some do, but most won’t. Don’t worry, I’ve asked plenty of people myself just to receive painfully ambiguous responses... I might as well have not bothered. I think that’s my number one motivator in being 100 % transparent about my experience here. So much anxiety would have been lifted when making this move if people would have been equally transparent. But hey, what doesn’t kill ya’ makes ya’ stronger, right? Lol      Okaaaaay, for beginners...  I’m a visa holder, at least now anyway. 😍🙌🏽 (Alhamdulillah) I’m going to tell you how you can accomplish this in one way or another.        Back story, we came to Egypt on a decision that was little more than pondered on for three months. Our supplications and determination were our guarantees. Truth be...

     My girls, ready to go!      Since I am new to blogging I thought I would begin with keeping a journal of my day today. So I guess I should fill you in on some of the details before we start. As a family of 10, we currently live in Nasr City, Egypt. March 15th will mark our 2 year anniversary as an Expat family. My husband suggested this move after seeing a consistent decline in the moral codes and conduct of America. It became ever more apparent that the traditional ethical codes we wanted to instill and maintain in our children were not going to be supported in our community. As South Philadelphia residents, it also was becoming more and more clear, that regentrification was taking its toll on thne community and we were not keeping our heads above water easily. My husband working 12-14 hours a day and for pennies in retrospect of what he made once all expenses were accounted for. My husband has been doing 1099 independent contractor work for ...