To those of you who are news-aholics like myself, you might have read that within the last month, Egypt’s been having economic problems. This is nothing too surprising in a country that sets aside money to finance their international debts as the primary order of business when determining the annual budget. At least she’s no [...]
Egypt has this cute habit of reminding you that you’ll never figure her out.
Like yesterday. I stayed up later than usual that evening, and on a whim decided to check my email. Waiting in my inbox was something I’d pushed out of my mind, not wanting to waste time in anticipation. You’re reading the blog [...]
You might not know it, but Egypt was a paragon of technical progress in the nineteenth century. They were the second country in the world to maintain an extensive railway network. Before France, the United States, and only briefly after Britain, freight raced through the sloping Sahara and through oases on slugging metal monsters that [...]
There’s an often told story of my childhood, when during one of my stays in Atlanta with my paternal grandparents, I was treated to several meals at the Country Club of the South.
This is establishment is renowned for its famous guests and residents, like some of the Rolling Stones and Atlanta Braves baseball team, as [...]
When guys in camouflage pants and hunting hats sat around in the Four Aces Diner talking about fearsome things done out-of-doors, I would no longer have to feel like such a cupcake. I wanted a little of that swagger that comes with being able to gaze at a far horizon through eyes of chipped granite [...]
I spent this weekend camping the the Black and White Desert, about 7 hours west of Cairo. Pictures can be found at the following address, and a more substantial post will follow the successful ace-ing of my Econ midterm and completion of copious amounts of Arabic.
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Ma’a alife salaama, Allison
For those who are interested, here are some shared photos from my scuba diving trip to Dahab:
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More to reflections on life in Egypt are coming forthwith, as of now, Arabic homework is petulantly demanding my attention.
I seem to have taken up the academic role of Gandalf to my usual Frodo. Forging ever-on in the quest of learning, I’m now a teacher and hold a rather astounding amount of power.
Sunday nights from 6 to 9 PM I’m teaching Sudanese refugees English in Nasr City. So far, I can’t help but love [...]
I have been to some extremely expensive weddings, so please do not misunderstand me when I say that I have never seen a nuptial investment like this.
Sitting at a cafe yesterday afternoon, a friend casually mentioned that she would be attending an Egyptian wedding that evening. I inquired after the bride’s identity, and found that I had [...]
Last week I took advantage of my location to engage in an activity that few people would associate with Egypt: Scuba Diving. After a two long days of classroom instruction and a lengthy pool dive in a typically Egyptian-only pool (connections are everything), 15 AUC students, 4 professional divers and one nameless bespecled boy loaded into a van [...]
