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Arrival in Egypt

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August 29th 2011
Ahlan! Since so much has happened in the past couple of days I have been unable to blog my experiences thus far. Now, with six days until classes begin, I will attempt to take you through the first couple days of my stay in Egypt. Hope you enjoy! I arrived in Egypt on Wednesday afternoon around noon. I had a ten hour direct flight from JFK, which was nice since I slept most of the way. I had ... read more

Africa » Egypt » Lower Egypt » Cairo

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The regularity and richness of the annual Nile River flood, coupled with semi-isolation provided by deserts to the east and west, allowed for the development of one of the world's great civilizations. A unified kingdom arose circa 3200 B.C. and a ser... ... read more