Cairo is a city like no other. Like Greece, I was here during the middle of a time of great change for the Egyptians – as such, everyone had an opinion on the situation and what was next. I stayed through the 1st day of their 1st round of elections. These were the first free elections in the country since the 1970’s.
Most of what I saw of Egypt was through the eyes of my tour guide, Samir. He has 3 children, was a strict Muslim, and had been guiding tours for over 10 years. He was actually a party of a faction of tour guides that were selected to travel to select US cities with the relics from King Tuttankamen’s burial chamber. We had some great conversations about our upbringing, our beliefs, and our families. I’m convinced that if Samir had grown up in a place like the US where there were more economic and business opportunities, he would be a millionaire. He was sharp, hard-working, well-read, and had a gregarious personality.
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