christmas and birthday

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On Christmas day we went to a school in Moqattam (called by most "Garbage City") to deliver
school supplies and bags to all the children.

 
Me sitting with the children in one of the classrooms at the school.
Their desks are either outside or in tiny shoulder-to-shoulder classrooms.

 
Asia and Eden passing out the school packets for the children (L) and getting more supplies (R)

Eden and Asia with one of the Egyptian girls

 
And we did the traditional Christmas party with a visit from Santa Claus

 
My grandaughters on Christmas Day

Eden and Asia with their new pajamas

 
The ever-cute India

 
I celebrated my birthday in Cairo.  What exactly is Asia doing?