Straight Up

Parties!!!

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October 3rd 2005
Greetings all: I'm still having fun in the crazy polluted city of Cairo! The next month might be more low key, as Ramadan begins tomorrow. I've been told to expect that my students here at the Canadian school will be very sleepy as they will be fasting from sunrise until sunset, and then partying at night, eating and eating. I'm looking forward to seeing exactly what happens during Ramadan in ... 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