Experience
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Egypt Do’s & Don’ts
Is Egypt safe? You may wonder, and specially for a female solo traveler. I say solo because, even though I went there through AIESEC and kept in touch with the people from the organization during my stay, it kind of felt I was on my own. So, to answer that question, I am going to say YES. However, I suffered a culture shock as soon as I arrived in Alexandria. Moreover, being my first time in Egypt, or any Arabic country for that matter, I had quite a few preconceptions about it. But even if some of it is true, my experience was actually better, and I felt safer, than…
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Volunteering with AIESEC
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Volunteering with AIESEC
So, if you read the “about me” page, you must wonder how exactly did I get to spend six weeks in Egypt. This post is going to cover the whole process about volunteering with AIESEC. From the moment I first opened the AIESEC web site, until I landed on the Borg El-Arab Airport in Alexandria. What is AIESEC? I should start with explaining what AIESEC actually is. Well, originally Association internationale des étudiants en sciences économiques et commerciales, is an international youth-run, non-governmental organization that provides young people with leadership development, cross-cultural internships, and global volunteer exchange experiences. The organization focuses on empowering young people to make a progressive social…
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Egypt Do’s & Don’ts
