Watching a futbol match outside an electronic store - Midan al-Falaki, Cairo

Update: Tanis, Bubastis, and Cairo bombing

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March 14th 2009
I have to apologize, because there has been little time for me to sit down and write. It has been about 7 months since I first arrived in Cairo. Although there have been some times that I missed home, family and friends, as well as other aspects of the western world, I haven't had a bad case of "home-sickness." I like to think of myself as a low maintenance person and therefore, the many comfor ... 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