I’m home!!!! I cried when the airplane landed on US soil, and then I quietly sang the National Anthem. My first meal here consisted of soup with bacon in it and cheddar cheese melted on top, a PBJ sandwich, and a tall glass of delicious tap water. It’s funny how you take some things for […]

I will be on US soil in less than 24 hours!!!!!!! I am more excited about this than I think I have ever been in my life! I just can’t wait. So I’ve been carrying around a notebook with me here in Cairo, writing down all sorts of thoughts, quotes, and questions that I’ve had […]

So a few weeks ago, in a moment of sheer lunacy, I wrote a little diddy. It just happens to be to the tune of a well-known Christmas carol. I’m pretty certain that not all of my lines actually fit into the song, but you’ll have to give me a break. It was over 100 […]

Here it is, less than a week left in Cairo, and I am oh so ready to come home. Although this has definitely been a summer to remember, I’m ready for it to be over. I’ve already packed most of my belongings, save for the things I will need in the next few days. Given […]

Here we are in Al-Azhar Mosque/University, which is arguably the oldest university in the world. All of the girls had to wear head scarfs and a few even had to put on galabiyyas there. Crossing the street in Cairo is definitely an adventure! Occasionally the classrooms where we teach flood with water, so we have […]

So over the past few months here, I’ve experienced some things that just make me stop and think “Did that really just happen?!”. And after a few weeks of careful research using only the most up-to-date scientific methodology, I have compiled a list of Egyptian Oddities. So without further ado, The List: – Usually in […]

I’m in the Library of Alexandria! It’s not the same one that Cleopatra was in, it’s about 200 meters away from the site of where the old library was before it was destroyed. This is by far the most beautiful library I’ve ever been in. It’s a library and museum at the same time. It […]

Today was the last day of our work at St. Andrews. We had a celebration for the students. Of course, being the way things are here, the classrooms were flooded with water and the pizza we ordered showed up 45 minutes late. I’m exhausted from the past few days (being sick yet again), so I’ll […]

Last week while catching a taxi from our work back home, we (2 guys and 3 girls) got in the taxi of a fairly religious man. As we piled into the cab, the cabbie all of a sudden started telling us to get out of the cab for a moment. I was confused as to […]

So the internet is back. And we have a new refrigerator. It’s wonderful to have cold food and water again. Alhtough, the landlord still thinks he can fix the old one. There was a repair man in the kitchen working all day on that busted old thing. I wonder when he’ll figure out that the […]