These pics were taken about 40 miles from the Libyan border in the Sahara desert with our Burber guide.

Sahara Trip

Well I can now scratch off Saharan Safari from the to do list. I traveled 8 hours on a bus to a small town in the middle of the Sahara desert the other day. It only exist becuase it has many natural springs. The town is called Siwa for all those who want to look further into the town. The people are actually Burber people and not Arab. We had a magical time which included breathtaking views, a donkey cart taxi race (we won), swimming in a thousand year old spring pool, a trip into the desert in a land cruiser, swimming in an oasis in the middle of endless miles of sand dunes, camping in the desert for the night. The bus got a flat tire in the middle of the desert on the ride back, and it didnt have AC. So I guess you can say I have experienced the desert. Oh and it was terribly hot but dry. Everything closes down during the hottest hours.

I will be in Cairo thursday and friday to tour the sites. I am excited although I hear it is freakishly hot there right now. Well I will keep you all posted, see ya!

In Egypt

Well I promise top post some pictures soon. I finals arrived in Alexandria after a very long journey which included over 30 hours on planes alone! Not to mention the 11 hour layover in JFK. The weather here isnt too hot but quite humd. The class is long and im sure I will leanr a lot, although fluency would take 6 months for sure of intensive studying. This weekend I will be going to a place called Sewa with some kids from the University of Utah, it is out in the middle of the saraha desert. It is a town with oasis and pure rolling sand dunes. The ride should be interesting seeing how it is like 9 hours on bus. I do not understand what people say for the most part but I guess thats just the nature of the beast. Maybe by the time i leave I will understand just a little. Well I will add another post when I get back from my trip this weekend.

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