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#448921 - Sat Dec 06 2008 11:05 PM Greetings from Egypt :)
wdstk Prolific Registered: Fri May 02 2008 Posts: 1474 Loc: Woodstock Illinois USA	Quote: Quote: Welcome! Where do you live? I went to school in Alexandria. Really!!! How come : )!!! My field of study was Egyptology. I also lived on a houseboat on the Giza side of the Nile while I worked in Fustat. I live in Cairo "the capital", I have been to Alex just once in my whole life : ) great country! hope you enjoyed it. Quote: Oops, I forgot to say Sa`ida Sorry, I donot undersatand what do you mean? Doesn't it mean Hi?
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#448922 - Sun Dec 07 2008 06:28 PM Re: Greetings from Egypt :)
Al-Mohajerah Explorer Registered: Sun Nov 30 2008 Posts: 59 Loc: Cairo Egypt	Quote: My field of study was Egyptology. I also lived on a houseboat on the Giza side of the Nile while I worked in Fustat. How exciting!!! Quote: Doesn't it mean Hi?[/color No,"Sa`ida" means to be "Happy">>>Hi means: "Ahlan" or"Marhaban". _________________________ "It can't be. It feels like the missiles took away a piece of me"
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#448923 - Sun Dec 07 2008 11:33 PM Re: Greetings from Egypt :)
wdstk Prolific Registered: Fri May 02 2008 Posts: 1474 Loc: Woodstock Illinois USA	Oh, the little kids would say it to us when we walked to school. Maybe it was an Alexandria thing. What neighborhood do you live in, in Cairo?
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#448924 - Mon Dec 08 2008 05:29 AM Re: Greetings from Egypt :)
Al-Mohajerah Explorer Registered: Sun Nov 30 2008 Posts: 59 Loc: Cairo Egypt	Quote: Oh, the little kids would say it to us when we walked to school. Maybe it was an Alexandria thing. !!! or may be something wrong with the spelling : ) Quote: What neighborhood do you live in, in Cairo? Nasr City, opposite to Genana Mall&Metro Market if you went shopping there,its well known in cairo. Heeeeey,are you preparing for a visit : )???? _________________________ "It can't be. It feels like the missiles took away a piece of me"
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#448925 - Mon Dec 08 2008 12:45 PM Re: Greetings from Egypt :)
wdstk Prolific Registered: Fri May 02 2008 Posts: 1474 Loc: Woodstock Illinois USA	Isn't that near Al-Azhar University? I don't remember a mall. It may be after my time 1978-79.
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#448926 - Mon Dec 08 2008 06:52 PM Re: Greetings from Egypt :)
Al-Mohajerah Explorer Registered: Sun Nov 30 2008 Posts: 59 Loc: Cairo Egypt	Quote: Isn't that near Al-Azhar University? Yes,it is.Very very very near, the same neighborhood, it`s where I study too, I go to the university by my foot. Quote: I don't remember a mall. It may be after my time 1978-79. Oooh! I wasn`t yet born! But you look if you have a huge background of Egypt, that is so nice really. It would be nice too if you share with us in a thread your journey`s experience,What did you learn, what did you notice,what did you like,what did you hate...etc, And I promis -ISHA- when my English is more better to share with you my experience when I had a visit to USA,CANADA and some other different countries. _________________________ "It can't be. It feels like the missiles took away a piece of me"
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#448927 - Tue Dec 09 2008 12:44 AM Re: Greetings from Egypt :)
wdstk Prolific Registered: Fri May 02 2008 Posts: 1474 Loc: Woodstock Illinois USA	I lived there when the peace talks were being held. It was a good time to be an American in Egypt. I worked on a dig in Fustat and hung out on the top of pyramids in Giza. Well not Khafre's. I wish that I could have gone to the one's out at Dashur but it was a restricted military area at the time. The only thing I didn't like was the sand storms that came out of nowhere. I got caught in a bad one at Medum.
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#448928 - Thu Dec 11 2008 02:57 AM Re: Greetings from Egypt :)
Al-Mohajerah Explorer Registered: Sun Nov 30 2008 Posts: 59 Loc: Cairo Egypt	Quote: I lived there when the peace talks were being held. It was a good time to be an American in Egypt. Yeah, Sure! Quote: I worked on a dig in Fustat and hung out on the top of pyramids in Giza. Well not Khafre's. I wish that I could have gone to the one's out at Dashur but it was a restricted military area at the time. Your job is interesting really, but I think it`s difficult and a bit dangerous sometimes>>> isn`t it? My cousin works in the same field! Quote: The only thing I didn't like was the sand storms that came out of nowhere. I got caught in a bad one at Medum. How a bad luck! it`s not usuall to have sand storms here in Egypt, even when its too hot.Anyway, its Brrrrrrr [cold] nowadays>>> but very nice for those who used to live in snow : )! _________________________ "It can't be. It feels like the missiles took away a piece of me"
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#448929 - Thu Dec 11 2008 11:16 AM Re: Greetings from Egypt :)
picqero Multiloquent Registered: Tue Dec 28 2004 Posts: 2813 Loc: Hertfordshire<br>England UK	Quote: How a bad luck! it`s not usuall to have sand storms here in Egypt, even when its too hot. Anyway, its Brrrrrrr [cold] nowadays>>> but very nice for those who used to live in snow : )! 'Tilj & barridh' - mahleesh, kwayis kiteer Ahlan wasahlan !
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#448930 - Thu Dec 11 2008 11:16 AM Re: Greetings from Egypt :)
wdstk Prolific Registered: Fri May 02 2008 Posts: 1474 Loc: Woodstock Illinois USA	Actually Cairo was wonderful in the winter. Alexandria was bitterly cold. We wore parkas and long underware. The storms off the Mediterranean were bone chilling and the rain was salty. Does your cousin work for Zahi Hawass? He's a funny man.
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#448931 - Tue Dec 16 2008 06:11 AM Re: Greetings from Egypt :)
wdstk Prolific Registered: Fri May 02 2008 Posts: 1474 Loc: Woodstock Illinois USA	Anyone home?
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#448932 - Fri Dec 19 2008 09:14 AM Re: Greetings from Egypt :)
Al-Mohajerah Explorer Registered: Sun Nov 30 2008 Posts: 59 Loc: Cairo Egypt	Quote: 'Tilj & barridh' - mahleesh, kwayis kiteer Ahlan wasahlan ! >>> You speak excellent Arabic! Thank you for your Arabic welcome _________________________ "It can't be. It feels like the missiles took away a piece of me"
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#448933 - Fri Dec 19 2008 09:31 AM Re: Greetings from Egypt :)
Al-Mohajerah Explorer Registered: Sun Nov 30 2008 Posts: 59 Loc: Cairo Egypt	Sorry wdstk, Quote: Does your cousin work for Zahi Hawass? He's a funny man. Zahi Hawass! I have no idea, when I meet my cousin I`ll ask him about that man and tell you. Wdstk, I would like to ask: What do you do now as you aren`t in Egypt? or you can work with this study in your country? Also, I don`t know if you are a man or a woman , so I need to ask if women can work with such field? Is it possible? _________________________ "It can't be. It feels like the missiles took away a piece of me"
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#448934 - Fri Dec 19 2008 11:25 AM Re: Greetings from Egypt :)
tnrees Forum Adept Registered: Wed Mar 09 2005 Posts: 154 Loc: Taunton Somerset UK	I've worn an anorak at Abu-simbel - I did not need it but I was not too hot. On that trip we spent a night at Athen airport (which nearly put me off visiting Greece) as all airports in Egypt were closed by rain.
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#448935 - Sat Dec 20 2008 01:03 AM Re: Greetings from Egypt :)
wdstk Prolific Registered: Fri May 02 2008 Posts: 1474 Loc: Woodstock Illinois USA	Quote: Sorry wdstk, Quote: Does your cousin work for Zahi Hawass? He's a funny man. Zahi Hawass! I have no idea, when I meet my cousin I`ll ask him about that man and tell you. Wdstk, I would like to ask: What do you do now as you aren`t in Egypt? or you can work with this study in your country? Also, I don`t know if you are a man or a woman , so I need to ask if women can work with such field? Is it possible? Zahi is the Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities and Director of the Giza Plateau. He got his PHD from the U of Pennsylvania. I'm female. It's tough to work in this field without a PHD. It's also tough to work in Egypt being a female. It's just a culture thing. I teach high school history and also lecture for the University of Chicago, Oriental Institute, through the Museum Education department. It is a museum of Near Eastern antiquities.
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#448936 - Sat Dec 20 2008 08:13 PM Re: Greetings from Egypt :)
Al-Mohajerah Explorer Registered: Sun Nov 30 2008 Posts: 59 Loc: Cairo Egypt	Tnrees: thank you for your post, its nice to know about you. Quote: On that trip we spent a night at Athen airport (which nearly put me off visiting Greece) Sure, its very silly to spend all this time in the airport, but sure that you enjoyed your trip. Looking forward to know more about you. _________________________ "It can't be. It feels like the missiles took away a piece of me"
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#448937 - Sat Dec 20 2008 08:39 PM Re: Greetings from Egypt :)
Al-Mohajerah Explorer Registered: Sun Nov 30 2008 Posts: 59 Loc: Cairo Egypt	Quote: Zahi is the Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities and Director of the Giza Plateau. He got his PHD from the U of Pennsylvania. I know, but I donot know if my cousin work for him, he studies the PHD nowadays, he`s so busy and its been too long since we last met. Quote: I'm female. It's tough to work in this field without a PHD. It's also tough to work in Egypt being a female. It's just a culture thing. Ahaa, I got it, I thought its your main study. Quote: I teach high school history and also lecture for the University of Chicago, Oriental Institute, through the Museum Education department. It is a museum of Near Eastern antiquities. Good, its my favourite subject "History" : ) Wdstk,really I am so happy to know about you, and I hope that we could really keep track with each other. I may not be around here for a while, because its my midterms on 11th Sep. and I have to study well. take care of yourself, Sarah : ) _________________________ "It can't be. It feels like the missiles took away a piece of me"
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#448938 - Sat Dec 20 2008 11:07 PM Re: Greetings from Egypt :)
wdstk Prolific Registered: Fri May 02 2008 Posts: 1474 Loc: Woodstock Illinois USA	Sarah, what are you taking in school? My name is Dawn. Tnrees...Abu Simbel can get high winds. Did you get to go into the manmade part of the mountain?
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#448939 - Sun Dec 21 2008 02:45 AM Re: Greetings from Egypt :)
Al-Mohajerah Explorer Registered: Sun Nov 30 2008 Posts: 59 Loc: Cairo Egypt	Quote: Sarah, what are you taking in school? My name is Dawn. I`ve finished the high school and gone to the university -AL-Azhar university- since about three years ago. I am studing religious subjects there, related to all the kind of religons "Christian, Jewish, Buddhism, Islam...etc, later I`ve joined the British council -where I knew about this forum : )- in order to improve my English language because according to my study we have to travel abroad the country and join alot with foreign people. I am not sure if this is exactly what you mean by your question. _________________________ "It can't be. It feels like the missiles took away a piece of me"
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#448940 - Sun Dec 21 2008 06:48 AM Re: Greetings from Egypt :)
wdstk Prolific Registered: Fri May 02 2008 Posts: 1474 Loc: Woodstock Illinois USA	Here it would be called a degree in comparative religion.
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#448941 - Sun Dec 21 2008 07:05 AM Re: Greetings from Egypt :)
Al-Mohajerah Explorer Registered: Sun Nov 30 2008 Posts: 59 Loc: Cairo Egypt	Quote: Here it would be called a degree in comparative religion. Exactly, good you could catch what I wanted to say, I tried to say it but I couldn`t _________________________ "It can't be. It feels like the missiles took away a piece of me"
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#448942 - Sun Dec 21 2008 11:45 AM Re: Greetings from Egypt :)
wdstk Prolific Registered: Fri May 02 2008 Posts: 1474 Loc: Woodstock Illinois USA	We teach that as a part of World History here in High School. I'm a Christian who grew up in an Orthodox Jewish neighborhood and went to school in an Islamic country. Ever visit the synagogues in Cairo or any of the Coptic churches and monasteries?
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#448943 - Sun Dec 21 2008 05:08 PM Re: Greetings from Egypt :)
Al-Mohajerah Explorer Registered: Sun Nov 30 2008 Posts: 59 Loc: Cairo Egypt	Really! good, its very important to know about different religons. Yes, I`v been to some of the Coptic churches here in Cairo, such as -The Virgin Marry- in old Egypt, and -San Gerges- in Helioplis, its a part from our study to go to these palces and talk with religious christians, But we`ve never visited any of the synagogues, that is because Jewish is not a customary religon here in Egypt, just visited some of it in Luxor&Aswan as a turism not as a real study about the religon. Edited by Al-Mohajerah (Mon Dec 22 2008 08:09 PM) _________________________ "It can't be. It feels like the missiles took away a piece of me"
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#448944 - Sun Dec 21 2008 07:14 PM Re: Greetings from Egypt :)
wdstk Prolific Registered: Fri May 02 2008 Posts: 1474 Loc: Woodstock Illinois USA	The monasteries are Coptic Christian and out in the desert between Cairo and Alexandria. The Jewish synagogues are in Cairo. They are in Old Cairo (Fustat). The one's interior is from 882. It's name is Ben Ezra. The Torah scrolls are very old there. There is another one in Cairo as well. I can't remember it's name.
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#448945 - Mon Dec 22 2008 08:04 PM Re: Greetings from Egypt :)
Al-Mohajerah Explorer Registered: Sun Nov 30 2008 Posts: 59 Loc: Cairo Egypt	Sorry, I misunderstood the difference between synagogue and monastery, I mean we`ve never visited any of the synagogues, the monasteries also we`ve never been to any because it`s not allowed for such study, just met with some of the monks and nuns in the church. Also for my good luck I met by accident a nun in the British council about month ago, but she wasn`t pleased to talk to me at all, even to look at my face : ) Dawn, from wich sects of christians are you? _________________________ "It can't be. It feels like the missiles took away a piece of me"
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