The 7 Habits of Highly Effective MCCers
Barrette Plett - 10.April.2007
We've just finished reading The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, and have distilled them for you here, with illuminating examples from our Egyptian life.
Further Links
Where's Whatever (interactive pictures)
CBC Manitoba news item about how much Manitobans spend each year (on average). 12 December 2005
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A Closer Look
Thoughts and Reflections on our Experiences in Egypt
Driving in Egypt
Barrette Plett - 07.January.2007
We had some interesting adventures in public transportation during our travels with Jo and Daryl. Read more about them here.
Where's Whatever
Barrette Plett - 23.October.2006
In the spirit of "Where's Waldo?" our "Where's Whatever" pictures are an interactive way of sharing some of the neat pictures we take of Egyptian life that don't fit into any other category.
New satellite images of Assiut
Barrette Plett - 05.July.2006
Google now has high-res satellite images of Assiut. Check out where we live!
Plea for help
Barrette Plett - 30.April.2006
I really miss my hockey! You can help and win a great prize! (BTW; this is a standing offer for NHL playoffs and all CFL football - specifically Bombers' games!)
How do they do that? or Stupid foreigners!
Barrette Plett - 30.March.2006
A great new feature debuts on WiebePlett.net/Egypt! Find out how we do basic daily things in Assiut.
A neat bird
Barrette Plett - 30.January.2006
Pictures of a bright blue bird we saw in the Nile delta.
WMES Kids' Special
Barrette Plett - 13.December.2005
A special page for my friends from WMES (and other kids and adults, too).
Arabic Lesson #1
Barrette Plett - 29.November.2005
How to say "winter" in Arabic. (This word may have been invented by a Manitoban.)
Poverty by the numbers
Barrette Plett - 23.November.2005
Reflections on the costs (cheap) and relative costs (not so much) of living in Egypt.
Glimpses of Poverty
Barrette Plett - 23.November.2005
There is much poverty here. Each day we encounter different people and sights that show us the poverty that surrounds us? How do we respond in a personal way to the poverty? How do I choose not to become numb to the constant reminders that there are too many poor in the world for me to help? How to I put aside my own selfishness and give from my place of plenty.
Canada, Egypt and the US by numbers
Barrette Plett - 15.November.2005
Part of our orientation here in Egypt has been to explore and investigate further the society in which we live. I used Excel to compile these statistics from the CIA World Fact book. Interesting numbers include population density, telephones per person and debt per capita . What do you think?