Sinai Dahab

So here's the update on the fun of studying abroad. This last weekend we took a trip to Mt. Sinai and the tourist town of Dahab.

We left Cairo at 6:30 PM on a bus and nine hours later, after a short stop for a flat tire, we were at the base of Mt. Sinai ready to summit the traditional site where Moses talked to God. Traditionally you're supposed to climb it at night so you reach the summit as the sun rises. To be honest, it wasn't a religiously enlightening experience, but it was fun to see the bedouins with camels and people from all over the world climbing this mountain. Once we got down we went to St. Catherine's Monistary which houses a huge collection of ancient icons as well as the actual burning bush where Moses witnessed God! They even have a fire extinguisher next to it in case God decides to reveal himself again.

From there we traveled to the costal resort town of Dahab. While there we stayed in a quaint hostel with an opened lobby and palm trees, and we ate at amazing resturants reclined on pillows right next to the Red Sea. But best of all we got to do some world class snorkeling, which is supposedly second in the world only the The Great Barrier Reef. Many of the guys and I also made some quality purchases which made our snorkeling experience even more enjoyable. I however, forgot to put sunscreen on the back of my thighs, which usually is not a problem, but for some reason was on this trip as you'll see from the pictures. I felt like I was in a fantasy land.

Jonathan