A Quiet Return to Cairo, Egypt by Tim Ghazzawi: I wrote a story a while ago called “Hieroglyphics”. In that story, I ramble on and on about the series of childhood memories I have of living in Egypt, memories that for 20 years made me wonder what it would be […]
Sea-Swimming in Jordan and Egypt by Tim Ghazzawi: People in Jordan don’t call it Israel. To them, that place is Palestine. Technically, I was standing on Jordan’s shores, though as I looked across the Dead Sea, the hilltops on the other side seemed to rise and fall about the same. […]
A Reunion Hike on Reunion Island by Grecia Alvarado: I was on my way back to Texas after four months of living in Southeast Asia. Having previously experienced the post-trip depression that many travelers suffer from after returning home, I intended for this upcoming homecoming to be different. I decided […]
Memories of the Sphinx and Pyramids in Cairo, Egypt by Tim Ghazzawi: I remember it sandy. I remember it dry. I remember the winding road I took to get to school, a school that seemed to rise out of the middle of the desert. I remember my uniform, a simple […]