Many of you have asked me about my mailing address. I'll put it here so everyone has it, but I have two notes to go along with it:
1) I can't receive packages, so letters/postcards/etc. only please!
2) Mail takes a long time...10+ days, at least. I'll be away from Cairo between mid-March and mid-April (see more about that below), but they'll hold my mail for me until I get back. So basically, I'd love mail, but just remember to leave enough time for it to get to me before I head back to the States!
Caitlin Wescoe
Middle East Studies Program
P.O. Box 213 - Zamalik
Cairo, EGYPT
Many of you have also asked about where I'm going to be and when. So here's a pretty basic itinerary of my semester:
Jan 13-14: DC --> Frankfurt --> Cairo
Jan 14-20: orientation
Jan 21: classes begin
March 18-April 15: group travel through Turkey, Syria, Jordan, and Israel (subject to change)
April 29: program ends, begin journey home...eventually :-)
Hopefully I'll get to fit in some traveling after classes end and before I need to get home for graduation. Right now I'm thinking about maybe exploring Scotland and Wales? We'll see though. If anyone has suggestions of places you think I absolutely MUST go, I definitely welcome your opinions :-)
Alright, that's all for now I think. Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers...I promise to do my part to travel smart and safe! My next post should be from Cairo!!
*EDIT*
So my last post said I was foregoing the extra pair of jeans in exchange for a jar of peanut butter. Well, who knew a jar of peanut butter weighs over 2 lbs? When you can only have 40 lbs, the peanut butter quickly loses rank to pants. I'll make my own peanut butter from the jar of peanuts I stashed in my camera bag if I get really desperate :-)
Hey, Caitlin, just said a prayer for you. Stay safe!!! I know that the news over here is normally much worse than the reality over there, so I'll try not to worry unless you tell me I should. I'll keep you in my prayers. And...peanut butter? How come?
ReplyDeleteBecause peanut butter = amazing. And I don't know if I can get it there...we'll see ;-)
ReplyDeleteHi Caitlin!!! YAY YAY YAY! I'm so excited for you! You're going to have the best time. My study abroad experience was the best 4 months of my life - I know you'll come back with the same feelings. As for your travels home, I have lots of ideas on places you MUST go - like if you want to explore Scotland you MUST GO to Edinburgh! It's amazing. And I went to some great places in Europe if you're thinking of exploring there :) Stay safe - can't wait to read more once you get there!!
ReplyDeleteKatie
An update on the peanut butter situation, since clearly that is THE single most important aspect of my time in the Middle East:
ReplyDeletePeanut is pretty readily available, but it's relatively expensive...15-20 LE for a tiny little jar ($3-4). So...I think I'll survive. I bought myself a little jar but I'm rationing it.
And yes, you all needed to know that.