Tony from Harvard

Arrival!

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August 27th 2008
After counting down the days for the last two weeks, and royally freaking out, I made it to Cairo, finally. I hardly slept on the plane, even though it was a 15 hour flight, so I could barely keep my eyes open when I got here. As much as I wanted to see the city, all I could think about was getting into my room and crashing on my bed. I was picked up from the airport by an AUC driver, and ... read more

Africa » Egypt

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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