Tag Archives: alexandria
The Best Concert Since Vampire Weekend
Though I never thought anything would rival my current favorite concert experience (read: the most enthusiastic mosh pit ever to make a cafeteria its home), the Wust el Balad (“The Country’s Center,” very roughly) concert last night certainly came close. The … Continue reading
Filed under egypt
Time With a Manual Transmission
Though I haven’t had a whole lot of experience driving a stick-shift, I think the experience I do have gives me a pretty good idea of what exactly can go wrong. Instead of the easy, even acceleration that makes other drivers … Continue reading
… And We’re Back.
Sorry there’s been so few posts lately. During the first part of the week, I caught a bug that made my life was not particularly interesting or appropriate for writing about, and the second half was taken up by too … Continue reading
Things Out Of Place
There is a butcher’s shop at the end of our block in the direction of the Corniche. It’s not something I ever really noticed before, because there’s no sign out front, and never anything inside, and it looks like … Continue reading
Filed under egypt
Why “Suicide Barbie” Probably Isn’t Coming to a Jihad Near You
During their last day here, our soon-to-be Egyptian roommates took us on a shopping trip to the Ibrahimeya district just a few tram stops away from Chatby, the name of our neighborhood. I was gathering up a few last … Continue reading
Tomorrow is Ramadan, So Wear the Bathing Suit Today
Despite my eighteen years in southern California, living only two blocks away from the Mediterranean Ocean is still something that blows me away each day when I step outside my building across from St. Mark’s College and go just about … Continue reading
In which I sign away my speaking ability*…
*This is very close to being true. Thursday, I began life under the infamous Language Pledge. The act of physically signing it, using the wall as a desk in the lobby of the TAFL language center on the Alexandria University … Continue reading
Filed under egypt
The Inevitable Tourist
In contrast to my last 6-hour day, I’ve been quite busy lately, though that’s more because of a packed orientation schedule than any initiative of my own. I think I’m still jetlagged enough that if left to my own … Continue reading
Arrival
It’s 5:30 am in Egypt, and I’ve been up for the past 3 hours or so, though I’ve only recently given up on sleep and ventured from bed. Got in last night around 4 in the morning and then … Continue reading
