Well, here in Cairo I have officially turned 21. I'll let you all know about the events that ensued once they actually happen, but until then. Happy Birthday to me and that's it really...
04 February, 2010
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The triumphs, torments and tales of a girl traveling abroad.
The Adventurer
- Becky
- Baltimore, United States
- ~Double major: International Studies-concentration Middle East and International Communication, Film and Media Studies ~Wants to travel the world ~Makes movies in her free time ~Loves Halloween and Alice in Wonderland
Things I Want to Accomplish While Abroad
- Improve my Arabic skills a lot.
- Work on a film...somehow.
- See a football game live.
- See the pyramids, and as many sites as I possibly can see.
- Learn to cook Egyptian food.
- Participate in a service project.
- Get lost and find my way back
- See the TV tower
- See a concert
- Go to a play
- See castles
- Shop!
- Make new friends
- Try many different foods
- See an ice hockey game
- See a football game
- Go ice skating
- Climb to the top of the clock tower
- Go to many museums
- Go to an opera
- Walk the Charles Bridge
- See Prague Castle
- Go to a dance club
- Learn Czech pretty competently
- See the Mirror Maze
- Travel outside of the Czech Republic
- Find a beer I actually like
- Take a row boat out on the Charles River
- See John Lennon Wall
Readers
Things I've Done
- Swam and paddle boated on the Mediterranean Sea.
- Went to Alexandria, saw the monuments and the library!
- Survived mid-terms week.
- Participated in a focus group on studying abroad.
- Spent the night under the stars in the Black and White Desert.
- Began work with the Access Program.
- Went out to desert with Dr. Magda.
- Went to Muquattam Hill.
- Visited Mu'izz Street in Islamic Cairo.
- Bought new camera!
- Explored Shubra, Zamalek and Heliopolis.
- Went to Mohamed Ali Pasha's summer palace.
- Watched the Oscars live!
- Got an internship with Past Preservers!
- Saw "And It Isn't Even Tuesday Yet".
- Attended an Egyptian Wedding Party.
- Dipped my feet in the Mediterrean Sea.
- SUVed through the desert, climbed a dune, "sandsledded", and learned the purpose of a scarf in the desert.
- Learned some new card games!
- Saw the Old Shali city, the Temple of the Oracle, the Temple of Amun, Cleopatra's Bath and the sunset over the Oasis.
- Learned to use a "squat toilet".
- Saw El Alamein.
- Took a 12 hour bus ride to Siwa and back again.
- Had an Egyptian cooking lesson.
- Got to go inside the tomb of King Teti and the Red Pyramid!
- Visited Saqqara, Dahshur, and Memphis.
- Went and danced at "French Club".
- Had a tour of the Egyptian Museum.
- Saw press conference with Zahi Hawass about Tutenkamen.
- Arabic movie night, dialogue sessions and lectures! Provided by AMIDEAST!
- Finished reading "Darkly Dreaming Dexter".
- Went and explored City Stars Mall.
- Enjoyed a "make-shift" Valentine's Day party.
- Hung out at Al-Azhar Park.
- Went on a tour of Islamic Cairo.
- Celebrated my 21st birthday!
- Had lots of koshary!
- Saw Egypt win the Africa cup!
- Began new classes.
- Saw the pyramids at Giza.
- Went to Islamic Cairo and navigated the open air market.
- Saw Egypt win in the Africa Cup Semi-Finals against rival Algeria.
- Completed the Cairo Amazing Race...came in last though...
- Had Yemeni food and fun with the Arabic teachers.
- Saw Egypt win in the Africa Cup Quarter Finals against Cameroon.
- Successfully navigated back to my apartment.
- Went on a diner cruise down the Nile.
- Took a neighborhood tour.
- Experienced Cairo traffic.
- Arrived safely back in New York after 4 months of being away.
- Was an illegal immigrant for 9 hours.
- Finished shopping for gifts.
- Screened film with professors for feedback and with actual audience.
- Finished season 4 of Dexter!
- Color graded my film!
- Celebrated Czech Christmas!
- Went to the FAMU party.
- Designed costumes for Jacob's movie.
- Finished R.U.R.
- Finished editing movie.
- Did blood spatter work from Drew and Tarek.
- Had a Czech/American Thanksgiving!
- Finished filming short film!
- Worked on a feature length film as the clapboard girl.
- Saw 2012.
- Went to Petřin and Vyšehrad with Geoff
- Made a photo storyboard for our movie!
- Ate in the dining car on a train
- Met Geoff in Berlin!
- Went to Berlin and got to see the Wall, the Reichstag, the Freedom Festival and Brandenburg Gate, plus more!
- Went to Kutna Hora and took a tour of the silver mines and the bone church
- Celebrated Halloween with a party!
- Took a tour of the Jewish Quarter
- Went to Vienna and saw ALOT of stuff.
- Finished seasons 1,2 &3 of Dexter.
- Went to the Lookout Tower and Mirror Maze
- Saw Surrogates
- Learned to light scenes and how to correctly use a light meter
- Got lost at Krematorium Motol
- Saw the Dodgers-Phillies Game in a Prague Sports Bar
- Saw "The Marriage of Figaro" at the Estates Theatre
- Successfully pitched story
- Had a "swimming pool"
- Sort of went to a jazz club
- Made schnitzel and eggplant...yum!
- Had Chinese Food
- Sang Karaoke at Friends
- Played a Czech card game and 1000 Blank White Cards
- Danced at Club Cross
- Took an Off the Beaten Path Tour
- Had a "Wine and Cheese Party"
- Finished the Utena series
- Finished reading "World War Z"
- Seen all of Prague stop running due to a black out!
- Finished draft 1 of script with Kris
- Picked out elective classes
- Really enjoyed fried Camembert with blueberries
- Went to the Turkish baths
- Walked the Chain Bridge
- Saw Hero's Square, Buda Castle, Matthias Church, the Medieval Synagoge, the Fisherman's Bastian, the Terror museum, Parliament, and the Opera house
- Stayed at a hostel for the first time
- Traveled to Budapest by TRAIN!
- Found a partner and came up with a story idea
- Danced to gypsy music
- Made friends outside of the film program
- Saw the Prague Swat Team in Action
- Went to Club Cross
- Started classes at FAMU
- Bought "77 Prague Legends"
- Went to Cesky Krumlov
- Went to the Iron Curtain Museum
- Threw "grenades"
- Shot a rifle
- Toured Cesky Krumlov Castle
- Saw David Cerny's Entropa
- Walked the Charles Bridge
- Dubbed a movie
- Finished Season 1 of True Blood
- Danced at Lucerna
- Visited Wenceslas Square
- Liked Kozel Cerny
- Tried roasted duck
- Tried goulash
- Visited Prague Castle grounds
- Visited Cubist museum
- Saw Old Town Square
- Saw Lennon Wall
- Had an Egyptian cooking lesson.
- Visited Saqqara, Dahshur, and Memphis.
- Went and danced at "French Club".
- Had a tour of the Egyptian Museum.
- Saw press conference with Zahi Hawass about Tutenkamen.
- Arabic movie night, dialogue sessions and lectures! Provided by AMIDEAST!
- Finished reading "Darkly Dreaming Dexter".
- Went and explored City Stars Mall.
- Enjoyed a "make-shift" Valentine's Day party.
- Hung out at Al-Azhar Park.
- Went on a tour of Islamic Cairo.
- Saw the pyramids at Giza.
Happy birthday, Becky!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday! I love you!
ReplyDeleteThanks guys!
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