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Adventures of a Blonde and a Boy in Egypt
This time last month I found myself en route to an ancient civilization. A boy compelled me to visit Egypt. I had met him at the end of last summer just before embarking to France and though we stayed in touch, we hadn’t seen each other in four months.
A Walk through Meknes, Morocco
I’m running late again today. That means I’ll be walking alone to school. I grab my iPod on my way out, entertainment and defense for my walk. I skip down the stairs, not wanting to disturb the 1950′s elevator that creaks and moans whenever it is forced to come out of retirement. After a quick “good morning” to the doorman, I’m out on the city sidewalk under the bright Moroccan sun
Ahlan wa Sahlan – Home of Hospitality, Hijabs and Heat
Ahlan wa Sahlan! Welcome to Jordan! These words are ubiquitous, seeming to rise from nowhere and suddenly surrounding you, engulfing you in both a wave of hospitality and strange sense of unease
Life in Ramallah
The most frustrating thing about living in Ramallah and studying in a graduate program at Hebrew University in Jerusalem was that I was never on time. Less than ten miles apart, the two cities are divided by a twenty-foot cement wall and the corresponding checkpoint, Qalandiya, could make an otherwise twenty-minute drive take up to two hours.
Picking Up Women in Egypt
I’ve heard many times, even from the most seasoned women travelers, that they have hesitations about traveling to Egypt. Worries about sanitation, the differences of how women are viewed and the most common concern, “what should I wear!”
