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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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South Sinai
Here comes our third trip of this journey. All the way to the south of Sinai Peninsula, we visited Sharm El-Sheikh, Dahab and Saint Catherine. Make sure to check out the trip to Siwa Oasis and the one to Aswan and Luxor, if you haven’t already. The Sinai Peninsula is the only part of the country located in Asia. It was occupied by Israeli forces during the Six-Day War of June 1967. It was then returned to Egypt in 1982 under the terms of the peace treaty concluded in 1979. Even though the north is not open to tourists for safety reasons, South Sinai is quite a popular touristic destination.…
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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
