The Adventure Begins

Greetings!
My first international trip would not be complete without a corresponding blog. I needed a more appropriate venue for sharing my photos, videos, and thoughts of my upcoming trip to Egypt as Facebook is too crowded, Twitter too constricting, and well, who really uses MySpace anymore?

So here we go!

On January 11th, I will be flying from Minneapolis/St. Paul airport to JFK, New York where I will depart on an eight-hour flight to Cairo, Egypt. I will be going as part of the UW-River Falls Journey to Egypt J-Term study tour. Our group of about 30 people will travel throughout the country for just under 2 weeks, using nearly every form of transportation: domestic air, cruise ship, bus, train, cab, horse-pulled carriage, and even camel. We will take in ancient sites like the Great Pyramids of Giza, the Sphinx, Temple of Karnak, and the Valley of the Kings as well as modern destinations such as the Cairo Museum, Khan el-Kahlili Bazaar, and a Coptic Christian village. All the while, our tour guides will lead discussion on topics like ancient culture, art history, archaeology, and current world issues. I'll be back in the states Janurary 23rd, just in time to jump right into my spring semester!

So family, friends, and strangers surfing the interwaves, join me as I blog about my preparations, the trip, and the aftermath of my Journey to Egypt, 2010!