It has been a minute or two since I was last able to write so sorry for that. Right now I am living the dream in Cairo, Egypt. There is so much to say about this trip that I don't know where to start. I've experienced everything from the Pyramids to the Valley of the Kings to nasty Egyptian men commenting body to American-themed British parties to meeting incredible people to boat rides on the nile to riding in a $60,000 Audi thats been to Darfur and back to road tripping through the Egyptian desert AND MORE. These last (almost) 3 weeks have been a whirlwind of experiences to fill a lifetime. I have learned so much--not just about modern and ancient Egypt, but about myself, my limitations, my abilities and my perception on people and the world.
Since I have a slough of topics that I want to touch on, I will save this wall post for when I have more time. Right now I am headed downtown Cairo to a Synagogue with a bunch of British friends that I met over the last few weeks. I have recently experienced many non-Middle East things in Cairo, but not yet have I experienced the Jewish Middle East. I'm excited.
Before I sign off, I will share with yall my mostly-finalized itinerary for the rest of the summer.
May 30-June 10: Istanbul, Turkey and some time on the western coast/Aegean Sea with Tolga (my Turkish AFS brother who lived with our family in 1999)
June 10-June 23: return to Athens, travel throughout Greece. Possible destinations: Thessaloniki, Sparta, Delphi
June 24-July 1: Greek Islands of Mykonos and Santorini
July 2-July 5: Dublin, Ireland
July 5-July 15: Galway Ireland
July 15: return to my homeland of Wisconsin, live in Waukesha as I once did in a former life.
July ??-July ??: trip to Washington DC mainly to have a Egypt 2006 reunion and visit Khalid but also to see various other friends who will be there
August 10: move to Madison to begin MRC training
August 10-May 2009: clinical depression begins as I resume a normal life
OMG I feel so inadequate when I read about all the places you are going! From Egypt to Turkey, Greece and Ireland, could you be much more of a world traveler? Way jealous! Write again when you get a chance! Besos!
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