As Close to Cairo as I Could Get
1 Comments Published by Tom Gara on Monday, February 11 at Monday, February 11, 2008.
I can't seem to get away from the place....a week after landing in Abu Dhabi, I'm sitting on the street in cheap plastic chairs, drinking mint tea, smoking shisha (prepared with pride by an Alexandrian), watching ART and surrounded by Egyptian flags, amiyya Arabic and the "toot toot tot-tot-tot" honking of celebratory car horns.
Pretty bitter that for the second time in as many years, Egypt wins the African cup, Cairo goes insane and I'm not there to see it - but I did my best, experiencing the victory from a proper ahwa baladi. I tried....
(yes, will post more on Abu Dhabi etc...all in good time)
Hey Tom!
My name is Juanita.
I am currently on the MC of UAE!
Dalia (who is the current MCP elect of Egypt) is also on the same team!
We are currently expanding into Abu Dhabi and it would be gerat if we could get in touch sometime.
My number is 0502939577
Hope to meet you soon in Abu Dhabi