Our 3:30 am flight to Cairo from Dubai went well. As we waited for the Egypt Air counter to open, our students found free wireless! So, the picture tells it all - everyone pulled out their laptops and "checked out" of the group chat, and "checked in" to their emails ...
We arrived to Cairo just around 6 am; Abduh met us at the airport; and we got back to Zamalek to check into our hotels (Flamenco for the 6 men; Marriott for the women). It's 11:30 pm here; Abduh and the bus will arrive at 1:30 (2 hours from now) to pick up the women, then we're off to Flamenco to get the guys and then back to the airport! Ugh, yes, we are all quite sick of traveling ... but it was very nice to come back to Cairo after Abu Dhabi and Dubai (back to our "reality", and to say a fond farewell to our host city for the past 6 weeks).
I know the students can't wait to be home tomorrow. And I know you who love them can't wait, too! Enjoy them and enjoy their stories ... and let them find their own time and way to share their experiences with you. It might take them a day or an hour or a week, but share them they will. I look forward to reading all their "reflections" on their/our collective and individual experiences.
2 comments:
Denis,
What a fantastic, interesting and educational time Drew had. Thank you again for providing this opportunity to all of the students!
Bev McConnell
thanks, Bev. Drew was an absolutely wonderful addition to our group; he was one who was truly committed to learning all he could, experiencing all he could, and contributing all he could. And he did all of this. I look forward to having him in more of my classes and on other programs in the future.
Denis
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