Cairo Life :: Sharia Ismail Mohamed

Taking the AUC bus to and from campus has a few advantages. One of the advantages is the vantage point and I'm constantly ready to takes pics from the bus window. This was taken in Zamalek: Sharia Ismail Mohamed at Sharia Brazil. Taken June, 2012.

Cairo Life :: The View from Home

The past few days in Cairo have been quite stressful and unpredictable. The sunset is predictable and a bit of a stress reliever. Taken June, 2012.

Music Monday 135 :: Amy Winehouse's "Valerie" LIVE

Music Monday 135 :: Amy Winehouse's "Valerie" LIVE

The talented people are immediately noticeable; they stand out w/out all of the overwhelming bells and whistles.

I'm proud to say that I'd known about Amy Winehouse before she blossomed in the U.S.

The old soul that spews from her voice is mesmerizing. "Valerie" comes across so effortlessly. Love her style and miss her much.

Cairo Life :: My Reading Room

I love the sunshine, but sometimes it's just too hot to sit outside (or too cold). To my rescue comes this overstuffed chair and a good book to help me maintain my sanity while enjoying the sunshine. Taken June, 2012.

Cairo Life :: Serenity in the City

These days it seems the Nile is the only place to find serenity in this city. Taken June, 2012.

Cairo Life :: Men at Work

This picture was taken on the 6th of October fly over near Ramses Square on Monday, June 18th. But based on the events of the past few days in Egypt, the title of this blog post has an entirely different meaning.

Music Monday 134 :: Brandi Carlile "That Wasn't Me"

Music Monday 134 :: Brandi Carlile "That Wasn't Me"

This song is all kinds of cool. I initially heard her singing this on The Tonight Show w/Jay Leno. One of those moments when I was doing something else and then I heard her hit a note that captured my attention.

Nice. Just a nice and mellow and meaningful track.

Cairo Life :: A Hazy Friday Morning

Today's view courtesy of The Marriott in Zamalek. Took this pic just before the start of a wonderful conference on oral history organized by SAWT. Taken June, 2012.

Cairo Life :: Marvelous Mural

This mural's on Sharia Mohamed ibn Thakeb in Zamalek. Though I don't understand it, I love the colors. Taken June, 2012.

Music Monday 133 :: Rihanna "We Found Love" f/Calvin Harris

Music Monday 133 :: Rihanna "We Found Love" f/Calvin Harris

I'm not a huge fan of techno music; I like it in doses. So imagine my surprise when this song "We Found Love" by Rihanna is blaring in my neighborhood. It's seems like it was the only song in the rotation and it played over and over again, oh, and did I say it was loud?

Ok, so the song's not techno, but you get my point.

This video is just trampy ... but whatevs!

Cairo Life :: The Juice Shop

It's so easy and inexpensive to get fresh juice in Cairo. There's mango, lemon, strawberry, sugar cane ... and of course, orange. Taken on 26th of July Street in Zamalek. June, 2012.

Cairo Life :: Delish

Dessert from Pottery Cafe in Zamalek. And yes, it was delish. Taken June 2012.

TRAVEL :: Jordan

TRAVEL :: Jordan

I recently traveled to Jordan with some colleagues.

To start, we mostly just had the Lonely Planet Jordan Guide and some sketchy road maps.

We flew in to Amman, rented a car and headed to Madaba, Petra, Wadi Rum, Aqaba, the Dead Sea and Jerash.

It was adventurous, exciting, fun and just one of those trips of a lifetime.

Some of the pics from the trip to Jordan. May/June 2012.

Cairo Life :: Zamalek at Sunset

Inspired by @laurenbohn's gorgeous sunset photo of Zamalek a few days ago. Taken on the 7th floor terrace of the #AUC Hostel. June 2012.