Well spoken LOL...this is so true. Be careful with your coughing fits or you may find yourself all alone in some dingy dirty government hospital! You gotta love this place...
Was interested to hear that people say "Obama" or "swine flu" to foreigners they pass on the street. I have never had this, does it only happen to people who look obviously American? As for Egyptians trying to avoid one on the street, this could be a good thing! Great blogs...
Hey, Nancy. Love your blog. 'Fun to read your observations. Feel like I'm there actually... to the point where I think I now need an antibactirial wipe. :)
Carmella sounds like quite a gal Hey Nancy - Great description of Carmella. I'm taking an informal poll to get people's reaction to your description of feeling the baby camel move. I think it's incredibly cool, as does Aunt Elizabeth, but several others thought it was a bit creepy too. I'll let you know what the final count is. Miss you - write more!
Desert Experience Nancy: You write beautifully, your descriptions are evoking and wonderful. Maybe your should be an Author one day and fascinate th world with your tales. I love the humour too, you sound like your Mother.
Book Title I'm not sure which will be the better book title for you adventures: "Two Balconies and a View of the Nile" (as Scott suggested) or "You May Be My Sunday Through Tuesday Wife."
Keep writing - and add pictures! Thanks for sharing all of your impressions and observations.
This is absolutely hilarious. I had no idea you were so funny, haha.
"Lines on the street serve more as decoration than anything else, as drivers are totally oblivious to them. Honking the horn is apparently as natural as breathing (and is done just about as frequently) and as far as I can tell, is done for no apparent reason. Maybe to warn pedestrians just in case they were thinking of pulling a fast one and crossing the street. The best comparison I can make of crossing Cairo streets is to a real-life game of Frogger, but on crack when you win, you’ve survived the crossing and begin to seriously second-guess the way you lead your life. When you lose, you get crushed to smithereens."
Amman is the same way! And my first night was rather as crazy as yours. Minus the cat. That is priceless.
As a way to keep in touch with everyone back home, motivate myself to keep a travel journal, and have an excuse to use kitschy alliteration in the title for something, I'll be writing this blog and updating it (quasi) regularly during the 5 months I'll be in Cairo studying Arabic and Egypt. None of this will exactly be publish-ready, but I hope you enjoy it anyway!... full info
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Well spoken
LOL...this is so true. Be careful with your coughing fits or you may find yourself all alone in some dingy dirty government hospital! You gotta love this place...