It's about a mixed ethnic woman living in Egypt.
She writes about her personal experiences and also gives helpful tips on how to get around and go about doing things.
Interest: traveling, reading, sandboarding, salsa dancing, watching movies
About me: Nadia is a 31 year old woman working and living in Cairo, Egypt as an Elementary homeroom teacher. Nadia is of mixed ethnicity. She's half Irish, half Egyptian and was born in Montreal, Canada but raised in the Middle East. Nadia holds two University degrees; A BA in Business Administration (MIS) recieved from AAST in 2000 and An International certification in Elementary Education from TCNJ in 2008.
Nadia's work with children has lead her to launch a career as an author for children's stories as well as writing for local English Egyptian magazines. Nadia's passion for educating and sharing her cultural experiences led her to forming a joint blog with her good friend 'Doc', Wesam Masoud. 'Their blogs discuss and informs local Egyptian, ex patriot communities and tourists about what life in Egypt is really like for those living and working here.
When Nadia isn't teaching or writing you can find her traveling between Alexandria and Cairo, attending shows at the Cairo Opera House and Sawy Cultural Wheel, out to
Reflecting and Reserecting I have come to notice that this year has been one of many changes and these changes leave me grasping at straws for familiar and stable things that were once a constant reassurance in my daily life, but with some of my closest friends having moved far away and having to make new connections with [..... Fri, 27 Apr 2012 08:08:22
The Help Anywhere in the world, you?ll find that every place has its good and bad points. For the upper crust of society and expatriates who are working over here on contracts they?ll find that there are many perks to living in Egypt. Egypt is like a treasure trove when it comes to historical landmark... Mon, 16 Apr 2012 07:00:44
The Gift of Time Here I am, a thirty something year old whom for the first time feels like she has gained more independence since having moved out of the safety and comfort of her parent?s house about eight years ago and yet now that I have my very own pair of walking shoes to go on great adventures to [...]... Fri, 13 Apr 2012 20:17:17
Stand Up to Sexual Harassment ? Take II A few weeks ago I was on a walking tour with some my colleagues in Islamic Cairo on a chilly and somewhat gloomy Saturday morning. I was the youngest female in the group and the only one who had lived in the Middle East for 3 decades. Pete, one of the people on the tour [...]... Wed, 07 Mar 2012 12:37:38
The Mouse Hunter Another story to be added to the family vault of stories… Last March my family discovered that we had a squatter living in our house in Alexandria. A little grey furry cute looking mouse, we would see it scurrying in the family room and I saw it a couple of times in my bedroom. We [...]... Sat, 24 Dec 2011 20:00:01