Good
News!!! Egyptian Paperwork Completed!
I woke up this afternoon to good news. The
Egyptian government approved my work papers. Well, whatever remains of the
government. This means I am now legally authorized to work as a belly dancer in
Cairo. Finally! It only took, oh, two and half years and a revolution. Actually,
I was contracted to dance at the Semiramis Hotel last year, but that ended
sooner than it started (for reasons I’ll write about in my next post). A week
after that drama, I passed an audition at the Memphis Nile Cruise. Though
intent on hiring me, the boat management lacked the requisite government license
to hire foreign (i.e. non Egyptian) dancers. The management promptly apply for
one, after which it contracted me to perform belly dance shows at their
establishment seven nights a week. Very exciting stuff, but processing the
paperwork took much longer than it should have.
This is why…
