Ahlan wa sahlan (Welcome) to entry# 3!
As you continue to embark on the journey to Egypt with me it is important to remember (and my team and I are constantly having to remember this, at least the first few days) that we are not here as tourists. We are here to assist Egypt's Ministry of Internal Trade and the Governor of Luxor. That being said, the past few days have been stacked with meetings, observations, high-level assessment, and at the root, absorption.
An experience that highlighted this was our trip to the Nubian Culture Center of Luxor. This is one of the projects that we will be working on. As we entered into the center we were attracted by the large sign out front.
As we spoke to the Nubians we were amazed at the crafts that were on display:
It is important to note that all pictures were taken with permission, and if you look, the young lady in the light colors is actually smiling, or maybe laughing at me as I take her picture :)
In a few weeks we will be going to a location that will give us more historical context of the Nubian people and will aid us as we recommend solutions on preserving the Nubian Culture. Stay tunes for the pictures (and hopefully) video feeds that will follow.
Until next time...
Salam alekum (Peace be with you)
3 comments:
You trent- make sure to purchase some of that unique jewlery for you sis and "diva" niece-LOL
Also, soo cool doing the video conference the other day. MUST do again soon...Whit
Trenton, I am so proud of you!
This is amazing and educational to read. I will continue to follow your blog!
Video feeds would be awesome!
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