May 2013
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Sorry about the lack of posts on here recently. I’ve been busy fighting cockroaches in my Cairo apartment. So here is a word of the day for everyone: صرصور (ج) صراصير - cockroach(es) Insha’allah, I might have an exciting opportunity to do some translation work while I’m here, so if you are reading this, keep your fingers crossed for me!
May 22nd
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May 19th
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Palestinian refugees are not at your service →
Translator Moe Ali Nayel was shocked by the arrogance of a recent group of Harvard students interviewing in Sabra refugee camp.
May 18th
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May 16th
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I’ve started a WordPress blog to accumulate Arabic-English translations of news articles and stories that I come across on the internet. It’s just for practice, a little bit of fun, and maybe someday I’ll get good enough to make a living using this second language of mine. Until then, here is the link: http://translationsbykevin.wordpress.com
May 15th
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May 15th
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May 15th
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May 15th
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May 14th
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May 14th
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This time last year...
…I was on my way to Morocco for the summer. This year… …I’m in Egypt.
May 9th
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May 9th
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Less than one hour until departure. Ma’salama United Kingdom. Whaddup Egypt.
May 8th
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May 7th
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Apologies
Sorry about the ridiculous amount of British Museum instagram spam from today. I was just really excited to be getting a preview of my upcoming Egypt travels right here in London thanks to Napoleon’s forces making off with Egypt’s history. Really though, shouldn’t it be time to be giving things like this back?
May 6th
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May 6th
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علی السكة إلی مدينة لندن
أول مرحلة في رحلتي الى مصر
May 5th
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May 5th
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Anonymous asked: so are you originally canadian but living in uk?!
May 4th
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Last night in Edinburgh, then on to London for a few days before flying to Luxor. Going to spend only a couple of days in Luxor before taking the train up to Cairo and settling in for the summer. Looking forward to some new experiences and some good, quality Arabic immersion, study and practice.
May 4th
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April 2013
18 posts
Apr 30th
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Apr 12th
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Apr 12th
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Handed in my final paper for the semester yesterday. That means it’s back to studying Arabic all day, erryday. Yalla.
Apr 12th
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Apr 10th
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Apr 10th
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Just experienced a sudden longing for the High Atlas. It’s only been four months since I was last in Morocco, but that was mostly spent in Rabat and the south. I want those mountains again.
Apr 10th
How can one be expected to write a paper, when Westie puppy videos are so abundant on YouTube? I don’t understand.
Apr 8th
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Apr 7th
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Apr 6th
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Currently reading...
…a boatload of articles and books on the Amazigh Culture/Identity Movement in Morocco for a lit. review on conceptualizations of the movement in my “Advanced Issues in the Study of the Middle East” class.
Apr 5th
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Apr 2nd
March 2013
20 posts
Mar 30th