Traffic

For those who have been to Cairo, the traffic is… utterly indescribable. (**Previous picture of Cairo traffic deleted at the request of its owner** Above left: from http://www.stanford.edu/group/ccr/blog/2009/10/traffic_in_cairo.html; above right: from http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/1999/444/eg13.htm) Between the pedestrians, the blackandwhite taxis, the other drivers, myriad delivery scooters, the police “directing traffic” (often while sleeping), the occasional donkey carts… Continue reading Traffic

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Christmas in Cairo means…..

GARAGOS!!!! Cairenes will recognize this name. Others will need to be informed. Garagos is the name of a small town outside of Luxor that is renowned (at least in Egypt) for their pottery. Just 25 kilometres outside Luxor lies the small town of Garagos. It is the heart of a thriving pottery industry started by… Continue reading Christmas in Cairo means…..

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Unusual opportunities

One of the “draws” for coming to a place like Cairo, and a large(ish) university like AUC, was the access to unusual events and opportunities. I’ve been calling these posts “Bonuses” because in the realm of my life in Cairo, that is how I view them. They are unexpected and wonderful additions to my experience… Continue reading Unusual opportunities

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Jazz Masters @ Giza

15 February 2008 Along the lines of “I can’t believe it!” NSTIW- sitting at my desk at AUC, when an e-mail pops up (GOD I hate Outlook) saying that one of the Uni offices has FREE tickets to see the Smithsonian Jazz Masters playing an outdoor concert IN FRONT OF THE SPHINX in Giza! Yeah… Continue reading Jazz Masters @ Giza

Lucky Girl

4 April 2008 Frequently one has opportunities thrust upon them, merely by chance, right-place right-time, connections, whatever. I realized today that I have had a number of these while in Egypt, that seemed “normal” due to the circumstances, but really aren’t. I’ll eventually catch up with posting some of them, but I’ll start with today.… Continue reading Lucky Girl

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