My First Post

Hi, how’s it going?

Welcome to my blog. This is my first time creating one of these, but I’m sure I’ll get the hang of it soon. My name is Kevin and I’m an undergraduate at UCSD. After talking with other students I realized that it seems one of the most memorable experiences that sticks in people's minds is studying abroad. Everyone who has participated in the study abroad program said it is the best thing they’ve done. So I figured, why not? The only thing left was to decide where to go.

Cairo, Egypt. That’s where I am right now and that is where I’ve been for the past two weeks. I’m doing the EAP study abroad program here at the American University in Cairo. They teach a lot of the same classes they do in San Diego, and they even do it in English, but just about everything else from the culture to the food to the way the school is run is completely different. They do have some pretty unique classes, like Egyptology done at the Pyramids in Giza, or you can rummage through their ancient book collection with papyrus scrolls, or you can take a class in translating hieroglyphics, which will be a very useful skill in the future as long as “Star Gate” isn’t lying to me.

As for me, I opted to take the intensive Arabic class. That means that all I’ll do is learn Arabic all the time. They have a good program, one of if not the best in the world for learning Arabic. From what I understand, they have ambassadors and diplomats training here. I still am going to visit all the amazing historical sites and experience the people of the city. I’ll tell you all about it soon, but this is enough for now.

-Kevin