Something is coming

The Egyptian people have an exciting year ahead of them in politics (I just hope not TOO exciting). The current president has been in place for 30 years but is now in his 80s and combined with that there is a call for change. People, educated and uneducated alike, are afraid to speak out since it will cost them socially, economically etc.. But some are, there is an interesting interview that Christiane Armanpour did on CNN

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ly_PZxVDQrc

 recently  as well as this blog spot that is linked on my page:

http://www.jonjensen.com/index.htm

It is safe to say that most Americans do not fully realize the important role Egypt plays here at the edge of the Middle East. Here in Egypt most Egyptians feel as though the American government can (and does?) easily shape the politics of this area.

I did not give too much thought to the danger to Westerners that may be here in Egypt when I came. Can it be more here than anywhere else in the world? Certainly not, aside from the traffic accidents that we all risk every time we go on the roads here. I am becoming more and more interested in the way all the politics, geography, finances, and culture link and/or deteriorate the situation.

I have no answers but do feel that there is growing momentum here and that something is coming. Something big, hopefully a benevolent, giant changing the tide (I am skeptical about this being what arrives but I can hope) and maybe we, in the West, should pay more attention.