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Final Weeks in Egypt: From One End to the Other
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Days followed days and before I knew it, my Arabic language program had come to a close. The program ended long before I was actually planning on returning to the United States. I had made sure to leave an additional three weeks in Egypt, to get in all the......Read More
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Posted on: 2009-09-05 18:28:26 |
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A Short but Delicious Visit to Luxor
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Egypt has some of the best food in the world. Within Egypt, you can find the best food at my family’s house in the heart of Luxor. My taste buds smiled as I sat on the train moving closer and closer to that house. But soon, something else was on my......Read More
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Posted on: 2009-07-07 18:26:01 |
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Observations on the Metro
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Egyptians are rather interesting people and metro rides are very telling. I find that simply observing casually for the maybe 20 minutes at a time that I ride the metro is very revealing of Egyptian society today. Here are some observations that I have taken note of......Read More
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Posted on: 2009-07-07 18:20:25 |
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Quarantined...
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I admit, being stuck in the dorms for 8 days was a nuisance, but no doubt, that must have been the best and most comfortable quarantine in all of history. Other than the fact that we were not allowed to leave the dorms, this quarantine was not to the slightest......Read More
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Posted on: 2009-07-07 18:10:29 |
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Finally, the First Day of Class
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Normally, when the phrase “first day of class” is used, it means that more days of class are expected to follow, usually immediately after. Well, right now, we can only hope that this will be the case for ALI as well. You see…......Read More
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Posted on: 2009-06-12 10:41:48 |
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Before Classes Even Started
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Just a few days after arriving in Egypt, I left my grandmother’s apartment to move into the American University in Cairo dorms. AUC has two sets of dorms. Some on the new campus about an hour outside Cairo in the desert and some near the old campus in downtown......Read More
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Posted on: 2009-06-10 17:43:23 |
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Just Off the Plane
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After what seemed like a never-ending trip across half the globe, the airplane finally began to lean its nose down towards the ground again as familiar views of the Egyptian desert and Cairene buildings came into sight.
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Posted on: 2009-06-10 17:33:27 |
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I'm Off Again
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Last summer: Japan. This summer: Egypt.
So, I’m off again, but this time to study at the Arabic Language Institute in the American University in Cairo. I’m spending almost three months in Egypt during which I hope to improve my......Read More
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Posted on: 2009-06-10 17:22:58 |
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