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"Have you ever heard of a whirling dervish?" - Mr. Browne in Disneys Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Yes, Mr. Browne- i have seen them. :)
After a rather long day at work Luther convinced me to come out to AUC for his orientation party. Wow. This was quite a party.
He showed me around campus, which was GORGEOUS. I mean, how many people can say they have an open-air hallway with a palm tree growing in the middle of their university?? And a fountain?!
We were directed to a small courtyard where there was dancing (whirling dervish!) Its a style of Egyptian dance where the dancers use skirts to create a beautiful, spinning parachute effect.
Lots of great live music, lots of free Egyptian cuisine and of course, lots of international students looking for a swell time. We met a ton of people (most from the US) and most said they were only here for the semester on an arabic language exchange program. Luther had the chance to meet other students in his faculty (which is quite small- i mean- its egyptology.) I think there were two.
The AUC student guides were amazing and super-friendly. Egyptians are very beautiful people, and are so incredibly welcoming.
The campus did a great job at introducing everyone to the culture and i picked up some egyptian shwag. Henna, bellydancing scarves and Luther got a fez. freaking awesome.
Hopefully his classes will go as successfully as this party did!
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