Stories from Egypt-land, and later, from the holy-land.
Saturday, October 29, 2005
Halloween party at Aaron and Prescott'sapartment.
Halloween party!
Caroline attempts mummification.
Cheers.
Henry wins for best costume.
Ryan is Tarzan and Keagan is a conservative Muslim woman
Sheikh and chic.
My harem girl Marie.
Wife: Maia
Wife: Kate
Wives: Caroline and Holly
Soccer rivals
Prescott in Egyptian police garb. Probably highly illegal.
Boogie on
Gabe is a cracked out something.
Landis goes as an Alabama native (which he is.)
Landis goes as an Alabama native (which he is.)
The hippie and the harem. Mike and Marie.
Saturday, October 22, 2005
Iftar (breaking of the Ramadan fast) at my Arabic teacher's house. Egyptians do it right, if they can afford it.
From left, Mary, Jen, Kate, and Holly enjoy mushroom soup before the big meal.
Magda Mohammed. Culinary master.
In City Stars mall, the most modern mall in Egypt, they have in one place those walk-a-lator things they have in airports. But these are on an incline, and are activated by weight, so they only turn on when someone steps onto it.
Friday, October 21, 2005
Pictures I took for the Oct. 23 issue of The Caravan (AUC Student Weekly Newspaper).
The student leaders organizing against an administration plan to limit graduation invitations from four to three, The administration says there is too much noise.
Senior signs a petition protesting the administration's plan to limit graduation to three invitations instead of four.
An iftar (breakinf of the Ramadan fast) for the poor near campus.
I am a Brandeis University student spending my junior year abroad. From August to January I am attending the American University in Cairo, and from February to June I am attending Hebrew University in Jerusalem.