A New Life in Egypt

[...] now it's winter in Egypt. I came back from a very cold Christmas in England to a grey and chilly Al Rehab. I had expected Egypt to be a hot country all year round but temperatures have been regularly [...]

[...] About a month ago I moved from my 1st floor apartment at the southern edge of Al Rehab to a 5th floor apartment overlooking landscaped grass, palm trees, apartment buildings and the [...]

[...] British and Egyptian culture. Concerned about the Monday morning traffic, I set off at 6am from Al Rehab to get to Rameses Train Station in the centre of Cairo. In reality at this time the roads were [...]

[...] Zamalek, in downtown Cairo and takes (on a good traffic day) about an hour to drive there from Al Rehab. We now have a regular taxi driver, recommended by my school, who charges fixed prices and will [...]

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[...] The dawn of a new day in Egypt. The sun is coming up over the apartment buildings while I prepare for another day at work. Not an unusual event but this sunrise is obscured [...]

[...] edge of Al Rehab to a 5th floor apartment overlooking landscaped grass, palm trees, apartment buildings and the desert in the distance. It?s a lovely view, especially because the sky is so clear [...]

[...] for the days when Egypt are about to play in the African Cup! Then the grassy areas between apartment buildings become a serious football training zone with all the local children joining in to play. [...]

[...] and I am grateful that school is only a pleasant, ten minute walk away, through the apartment buildings. The only thing I'm struggling with a little is the wave of discontent among other [...]

[...] My first trip to the opera came courtesy of my student's mother, who works for the Cairo Opera House. I have always liked the idea of being a fan of opera, since it implies a certain amount of [...]

[...] of the Egyptian teaching assistants from work. We don't get much opportunity to talk during the school day and I really enjoy discussing life and the interesting and different aspects of British and [...]

[...] year old kids! Planning is done collaboratively and everyone helps each other out. It's a long school day (7.30am - 3.30pm) but I have quite a few free periods each day which means that I teach for [...]

[...] court with a coffee, to chat to my friends, the other new teachers, whom I never see during the school day! I am happy here and I am grateful that school is only a pleasant, ten minute walk away, [...]

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[...] and I really enjoy discussing life and the interesting and different aspects of British and Egyptian culture. Concerned about the Monday morning traffic, I set off at 6am from Al Rehab to get to [...]

[...] the 4th year in a row. We set off very early from school (3.30am) for the domestic terminal of Cairo airport. To my surprise, this terminal was clean, modern and fairly efficient, a far cry from the [...]