Cairo, Wandering the streets of cairo. Stumbling upon random mosques, endless tea and shisha cafes, and talking with the people. 10 days in a village where there is no phones, only a few people have mobiles, there isn't even a felafel stand. I learned many things about small village life. Again I decided not to marry a local and stay in the village. I had a great time, but I couldn't stay there forever. I am happy to be on my own discovering new p...

No i'm not in Iraq but I can't figure out how to switch continants. I am in Egypt in a small village outside of Ismaliah. I only planned on staying one day but today is day 5 and I am thinking about staying another 5 days. I spent a week in Beir Swear Sinai at Free Beach. The best beach in all of Sinai. WIth mj friends Ismael, Yasir, Hany, and Salah. I'm currently staying with Salah's family in this small village. Life in Sinai is a double wonder....

I am safe! Tomorrow I will be going to Jordan and then on to Egypt the following day! Don't believe everything you hear on the news.

Crazy...... The only thing on the news is about the situation between Israel, Palestine, and Lebannon. And those are the only words that I can recognize. The news shows very graphic photos of the situation in every country. I wonder how they compare to what is being shown in America. Most people that I've encountered recognize that Americans or Israeli's are not bad, but its the systems and institutions which are the problem. Last night I met someone who h...

I don't think there will be any photos until I return to New York. Here in hama, the only computer that has a cd writer or a disc drive, for that matter, in the same computer. For less than 60 cents an hour I can't complain. Yesterday after 3 cups of tea (two black and one licorice) I went for another house visit. I'm in Hama were they have these huge water wheels that bring water into the countryside farms. They are hundreds of years old and still work quit...