Destination: Egypt

Photos: Egypt

Fri, 9 May 2014 | By tinyspirit | Photo Gallery

One Bus, Two Camels and a Marriage Proposal

Fri, 9 May 2014 | By lifeswanderlust | Views [1058]

I visited Egypt in the year prior to the Egyptian Revolution, or the the Lotus Revolution, that took place in 2011. Even then the tourist hotels had tall walls, security and wired fences. This was my first solo trip and I was anxious to see the pyramids ... Read more >

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The unread letter

Fri, 9 May 2014 | By writeyourheartaway | Views [153] | Scholarship Entry

Dearest Friend, You were there holding me, flashing that killer smile of yours, filling me with serenity and courage to move on, that is how I will remember you forever and always. It was the 28th of January when you insisted that we join the millions ... Read more >

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My First Time: Egypt

Fri, 9 May 2014 | By hannahhawkins | Views [210] | Scholarship Entry

The first time I left the Motherland, I went to Egypt. I went with three close friends when I was 19, and all of us agreed never to speak of several aspects of the journey ever again. But for the speakable part, I'll let you in: One word to sum up my ... Read more >

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DREAM

Thu, 8 May 2014 | By el2ahwa | Views [185] | Scholarship Entry

I’ll never forget that day when i was nothing but just a little kid sitting next to his father at a public cafe, and for those who do think that a cafe is just a place to sit down and have a drink I’m sorry to say that you guys are wrong because the idea ... Read more >

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Enter Sandman

Wed, 7 May 2014 | By arwen77 | Views [378]

     It was my first camping trip ever in the desert; it was then that I got acquainted with Sandman. Wait a minute! Let’s not just get carried away now, I will take you on a flashback first. So you think you can tell?  ... Read more >

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Photos: Egypt

Wed, 7 May 2014 | By ameliathestoryteller | Photo Gallery

Stuck on Arrival Day

Wed, 7 May 2014 | By ameliathestoryteller | Views [206] | Scholarship Entry

It was my first time travelling as an adult without the security of my family or an English speaking country. Of course I chose a particularly difficult time to travel in Cairo because, like many of my generation, I wanted to experience all I could as ... Read more >

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It all changed that night.

Wed, 7 May 2014 | By ordinarygirljess | Views [166] | Scholarship Entry

How did I end up here, in the middle of a Nubian village in Aswan, Egypt, my life irrevocably and forever changed? The afternoon started ordinarily enough, sightseeing with my tour group. Then, at dusk, we were let lose at dusk in the village, to explore ... Read more >

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Shalatin, the other Egyptian planet

Wed, 7 May 2014 | By hamama | Views [251] | Scholarship Entry

The first time I visited Shalatin was astonishing. Due to a very complicated historical context, Shalatin - that small city that lies on far south of the Red Sea in Egypt - is an Egyptian diaspora. It was always not understandable for an urban educated ... Read more >

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What’s wrong with you Poznan?

Wed, 7 May 2014 | By worldcitizen | Views [198] | Scholarship Entry

I loved the city. Really it was great. I liked the main square, the citadel and the lake. But (There is always a “but” in every city) I have only one complain. I think this is the motto of the city, “If you don’t know polish, go fuck yourself”!!! No ... Read more >

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Flying the nest

Tue, 6 May 2014 | By charlicoster | Views [247] | Scholarship Entry

The first time I stepped off a plane, I could not be prepared for the mass of emotion accompanying the claustrophobically hot Egyptian wall of air which hit me in the face. It was as if both of them had been building up for the past 16 years, ready to ... Read more >

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The day I chanted freedom

Tue, 6 May 2014 | By reemkhorshid | Views [166] | Scholarship Entry

For too long, anger and pain were all bottled up inside every citizen of my country. The situation has become unbearable and people were suffocating to get their basic rights to live. They were physically sick, and even worse, emotionally jaded. Until ... Read more >

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Youth Revolution

Sun, 4 May 2014 | By omargalal | Views [183] | Scholarship Entry

I would travel to England and Rome to know more about their history and culture , and about the revolutions that happened in both countries and their effects on their modern history.

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A vacancy in the pharaonic Egypt

Sun, 4 May 2014 | By my_prospective | Views [158] | Scholarship Entry

It was an amazing day when the voice of the bus engine started to work.....vooo vooo , then we began our journey as students to the the pharaonic Cairo . At 7:00 am, we started from Alexandria-our town- and took the road to Cairo by bus,after 3 hours ... Read more >

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