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Tutankhamun’s Revenge
Getting sick is an inevitable and unavoidable part of traveling. We were sufficiently warned about a lot of things during orientation: wash your hands with hot water and soap, don’t eat from street food-stalls, avoid swimming in the Nile, don’t … Continue reading
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Making Faces
Now that orientation week is past and classes are starting, we are moved in and we are settling into our studies, the nitty-gritty about being abroad for this amount of time starts becoming clearer. What was initially awe at a … Continue reading
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Packing cont’d
Yes, it’s early to have everything basically packed away already, what with another 5 days to sit around hemming and hawing about it. But that’s just my thinking: if I forget to pack something, or I’m in any doubt whether … Continue reading
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Packing
As part of any journey here comes the first question: what to bring? There are several things to consider here: what do I absolutely, unequivocally need that I can’t (or would rather not) get overseas? what one-time-wear type stuff will I … Continue reading
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“ATTRACTIVE!” : coming to terms with looking like an idiot
We watched a comedy movie on Monday, Asal Aswid (Black Honey), about a guy who lived in the US for 20 years and then came back to Egypt. We were with two Egyptians who laughed uproariously throughout. Even if there … Continue reading →
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