Spring Break Photos

I have returned safely from my spring break galavant through Jordan, Syria, and Israel. On the road, I attempted to keep a journal. Hopefully I will get the chance to share some of my experiences with you soon. Phil is arriving in Cairo today, so the next few days will be spent showing him around and showing off my amazing Arabic taxi navigation skills, instead of furiously blogging. To tide you over in the meantime, I managed to post an entire series of photo albums on Facebook. I only finished placing captions throughout the first album, so after that you may have to do some guesswork. I'll try to add further explanations ASAP.

The Rihla

The Rihla II

The Rihla III

IV

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Hopefully I will make time in the near future to actually write a bit on the blog, but in the meantime, here are plenty of photos to entertain. The first album documents my visit to Florence, where I visited NYU friends and enjoyed a little respite from the bustle of Cairo. The second album includes photos from two weekend trips to the Red Sea Coast. During the first excursion, we simply bummed around the beach for a couple days, but the second included snorkeling and a climb up Mount Sinai.

Hurghada

Dahab/Mt. Sinai

While waiting for our Arabic professor this morning, my classmates and I had a good laugh about the following Times article on noise pollution in Cairo:

"A City Where You Can't Hear Yourself Scream"