The End

As a last message on my blog, I’ll give some very sentimental thanks to everybody. I’m sorry for those who don’t like sentimental stuff, but hey, sentimental is my middle name.

I would like to thank the following people :

The Dutch :

- Amy : Where to begin? Thank you for being such a wonderful and crazy friend, and for having listened to me when I needed it. Keep on twirking, I’ll really miss ya, shorty!

- Cathelijne : Thank you for being what I call “the mother of the group”, for always being there when we needed tissues, paperclips, a flashlight, ducktape or a supportive shoulder. Elvis Is!

- Kaz : Thank you for all the funny moments we had together (if you ever fail in egyptology, which I’m sure you won’t, you should become a stand-up comedian), for trying to learn to speak in my dialect, and for sharing my obsession with bubble plastic. Jatkaffe!

- Kenny : Thank you for putting some life in the group, and by jumping and climbing all the monuments, making us feel as if we were in one great Indiana Jones movie. And for making Ilona squeek. Keep up the German imitations!

- Sandra : Thank you for your down to earth comments, which I really needed sometimes. And for your patience with all those silly twentiers. Houston, we have a plummer!

- Steffie : Thank you for being a co-founder of the Toilet Club, and for always entertaining us with your hilarious sarcastic comments, at times we least expected them. I’ll try to watch some horror movies!

The Belgians :

- Ilona : Thank you for being such a great teacher and for giving me my motivation back. The Cairosemester couldn’t have had a better leader.

- Quentin : Dear Quentin, where to begin? I could write a book filled with thanks for you. I’ll just stick to the most important one : thank you for killing all the cockroaches! Yippiekayee, motherfucker!

The South-African :

- Koos : Thank you for introducing me into the wonderful world of geocaching, and for having taught me how to say “Helaas Pindakaas” in Suid-Afrikaans. And for making me realise that not ALL mathematicians are geeks. Ongelukkig grondboontjieboter!

The blogreaders :

- Friends : Thank you for reading my blog, posting comments and having travelled with me in your thoughts. Special thanks to Eva and Isabelle, for sending cards and packages, and for simply being there!

- Family : Thank you, Evi, Bianca, Bomma and Bompa for reading my blog and having sticked with me until the end. I’ve really missed you.

- Guillaume : Thank you, for supporting me, talking to me, coming to visit me and just being there in times when I needed it. I love you.

- Mama en papa : Thank you so much for the moral and financial support, for allowing me to study this crazy subject and for showing so much interest in what I’m doing.

And finally :

Thank you, Cairo, for welcoming me, for giving me some very wonderful and very aweful experiences at the same time. You really are one of a kind. Allahu Akhbar.

Thank you, Ancient Egyptians, for all the beautiful things you left behind for posterity. Even though a lot of people don’t know anything about you, know that there is a small group of crazy Dutch and Belgian people who have seen your monuments, and who were very touched by it.

So I say goodbye to Cairo, and to my blog. Thank you, internet, it made things so much easier.