I have learned some new lessons on this trip and have been reminded of some old ones. Among them, I had to remember that you have to open up to a culture before it will fully open up to you. In other words, you can pass through simply as an observer, or you can have the rarer gift of making some friends along the way. This is hard to remember, as it was for me, when the culture seems to accost you at every turn. This lesson was, however, drilled home one day when we were in the market doing some last minute Christmas shopping before heading to Europe. Read the rest of this entry »
Egypt Travel Yarns, Fables & Anecdotes
On September - 29 - 2010
