Egypt 9: Ensha-Allah, I will be in Masr Again
It was a wonderful, too-short, eye-opening, illuminating, refreshing and provoking 8 days in Egypt. What a place to fire the imagination, push the boundaries of my mind and lift the blinders from my eyes. Ensha-allah, I will most definitely be back again. Next time:
- Camping in the desert
- Alexandria, Mesra Matruh and the rest of the North Coast of Egypt on the Mediterranean
- Going on as far on the Exodus trail as my time will allow
- Go on a felucca in Aswan
Regardless of your religious leanings, political ideals, the multi-color fabric of Egyptian society is amazing to behold. For this I must thank my best friend for 13 years, Neveen. I love you, and I miss you very much. It's not the same without hanging out with you in Brooklyn and joshing about why we like nameless cute waiterboys.
Kamal: Fabulous host, impressive personality, truth and strength of character. My best wishes that you will find what you seek in life. Thank you for your company and your conversation.
Neveen's Aunts and Cousins: I don't have pictures of all of you, but I have all of you clearly in my mind. Your hospitality knows no bounds, and neither does my gratitude. I will see you soon.
Neveen's Cousin Adel: And your fantastic Jeep! It was lovely to meet you and laugh about stray cats on the Hill of Mo'Atem - thanks for being a fabulous driving guide and the next time we will definitely go camping in the desert.
Neveen's Uncle Samir: Although I couldn't undertand 90% of what you said, your humor and goodwill are infectious - not to mention phenomenal sand-driving skills! Thanks for driving all of us out to Al-Haram.
Egypt has been great to me – I didn’t get sun burnt or dehydrated, and my all-terrain Nike sandals performed remarkably well on sand, brick, mud, horse dung and millennia-old flagstone floors.
It would have been a much more sterile visit if it wasn’t for my new friends. They have gone above and beyond the duty of good hosts, and I dearly wish that one day they will be here in this side of the world for me to return even a tenth of the graciousness that they have shown me. Shukran gazeelan li kuula haega (thanks very much for everything).
For a full collection of photos, please go to http://photos.yahoo.com/patsianlow and click on any album that starts with the word “Egypt”.
- Camping in the desert
- Alexandria, Mesra Matruh and the rest of the North Coast of Egypt on the Mediterranean
- Going on as far on the Exodus trail as my time will allow
- Go on a felucca in Aswan
Regardless of your religious leanings, political ideals, the multi-color fabric of Egyptian society is amazing to behold. For this I must thank my best friend for 13 years, Neveen. I love you, and I miss you very much. It's not the same without hanging out with you in Brooklyn and joshing about why we like nameless cute waiterboys.
Kamal: Fabulous host, impressive personality, truth and strength of character. My best wishes that you will find what you seek in life. Thank you for your company and your conversation.
Neveen's Aunts and Cousins: I don't have pictures of all of you, but I have all of you clearly in my mind. Your hospitality knows no bounds, and neither does my gratitude. I will see you soon.
Neveen's Cousin Adel: And your fantastic Jeep! It was lovely to meet you and laugh about stray cats on the Hill of Mo'Atem - thanks for being a fabulous driving guide and the next time we will definitely go camping in the desert.
Neveen's Uncle Samir: Although I couldn't undertand 90% of what you said, your humor and goodwill are infectious - not to mention phenomenal sand-driving skills! Thanks for driving all of us out to Al-Haram.
Egypt has been great to me – I didn’t get sun burnt or dehydrated, and my all-terrain Nike sandals performed remarkably well on sand, brick, mud, horse dung and millennia-old flagstone floors.
It would have been a much more sterile visit if it wasn’t for my new friends. They have gone above and beyond the duty of good hosts, and I dearly wish that one day they will be here in this side of the world for me to return even a tenth of the graciousness that they have shown me. Shukran gazeelan li kuula haega (thanks very much for everything).
For a full collection of photos, please go to http://photos.yahoo.com/patsianlow and click on any album that starts with the word “Egypt”.
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