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Discover more about your world by living in it. Learn foreign languages through immersive study. Master new skills by going to where they do them best. Go to where you feel uncomfortable, until strangers become your friends and you begin to feel at home.
The many sounds of Cairo — traffic, the call to prayer, recycling collectors and the “bos bos” sound.… Read More
The top-ten must-see things in Cairo from people who actually lived there, plus guidance on what to avoid.… Read More
Everything we’ve learned from learning eight languages. Updated after our 2019 Egyptian Arabic challenge.… Read More
All the words you need to talk about the sites and monuments in Egypt using Egyptian Arabic.… Read More
Our battle-tested guidance on how to eat kebab and konafeh in Egypt and still live to see another day.… Read More
Colloquial everyday useful survival phrases in Egyptian Arabic guaranteed to earn you respect.… Read More
Unlock delicious cheap local food by learning to read an Egyptian local menu in Arabic, 80-20 style.… Read More
The only place you don’t get ripped off in Cairo is when exchanging money. But watch out everywhere else.… Read More
What do you say when the government asks you “What’s your religion”? (This is an archive of our letter of 2 Feb 2019.)… Read More
Update: As of July 2019, Visas are no longer being processed at Mogamma. It has moved to the Old Police Academy in Abbasiya. The newer, updated space should create an improved experience. However, based on early experience from our readers, … Read More