Egypt

For those of you not in the know, I’ve always wanted to go to Egypt. I remember how it all started. Probably when I was around five, we got a sample children’s magazine in the mail. I don’t remember the specific title of it, but I can still almost see what the cover looked like. Inevitably, it had a picture of Tut’s burial mask on it and an article about Ancient Egypt and mummification. Yes, I was that nerdy kid that would tell you about pulling brains out through the nose and talk about weighing hearts against a feather. Ever since then, I’ve been captivated with it. This appreciation only grew when I took art history later in college.

At the end of this month, that dream will come true when I spend two weeks in Cairo with my friend Zayne who is studying there. I love traveling and experiencing the world. I have a long bucket list of places I want to go, but Egypt and the Transsiberian have always been at the top. I’ll do Egypt now and perhaps the Transib later (the question for that trip is if I want to go all the way through to Vladivostok or detour into China or India. Decisions, decisions). Everyone is really happy that I’ll be able to realize this lifelong dream which started over twenty years ago. And I’m lucky to have such an awesome tour guide who is willing to do the touristy camel-ride stuff. It’s early, but I think this will be one of the highlights of my life. Good thing this month will be busy, because I don’t know how much I can wait. Luckily throughout March, I have lots of Peace Corps work, lessons at school and privately, and, oh yeah, the Foreign Service Test coming up this Saturday.