First 2 weeks

The first two weeks in Cairo past very quickly...

On the 3rd of September my journey began. My parents drove me to Frankfurt Airport, from where I took my Lufthansa flight to Cairo Airport. (What a surprise...). After a good flight my friends in Cairo picked me up from the airport and showed me a part of the city (the city is very very big!!!).

Later on they took me to my apartment. And what shall I say, I pay to much for this, lets say, I can get a nicer flat for this price and near to my friends and working place. But all my friends and the parents of my friends are searching for one. So I hope, that I can move into my new room in October.

To meet my friends in the area called Helipoplis I have to take the Metro, which is clean, fast and cheap(13 cents a ride). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cairo_Metro It takes me about 30min from my flat in Dokki to Heliopolis, which is much faster than by car. With a taxi it would take 30min up to 2 hours, depending on the traffic situation. A Taxi in Cairo costs about 16 cents per kilometre.

In the first weeks I went out with my friends to different locations in Cairo, mostly in Heliopolis. The Metropolitan area of Cairo has about 20 million inhabitants. Nobody knows the exact number. If you see Cairo from the air plain, you will notice that the metropolitan area is actually one big city.

The city does never sleep, even at 3am there is traffic and people are on the streets. It is not like a German city, where the city is "dead" after 8pm. *lol*

And what I know from my study year in Damascus, Arabs are very guest friendly! All the people I met here are very nice and are helping you where ever they can.

I can say: I Love Cairo!!!

So far to my first 2 weeks. For more details just write me a message on Facebook or Skype.

What am I doing in Cairo?

Hello everyone!

Finally I found the time to write my first post...(after 17 days in Cairo)

On the 26th of September I will start my internship at the Better World Foundation - NGO in the HR and Volunteer Management department.

Description of the BWF:

The Better World Foundation was established to help the Egyptian youth advance in the
critical areas of academia and technology. Through experienced volunteers, high-quality
equipment, and established methods, Better World is changing the professional outlook
for hundreds of Egyptians every year by teaching world-languages, international skills,
and proactive attitudes. We currently offer services to thousands of public university
students and recent graduates.
With our balanced organizational membership (50% Egyptian and 50% foreign), we
offer youth a multi-national and interdisciplinary experience that provides opportunities
for fruitful inter-cultural relations.