
My eyes popped open each morning at the amplified sound of the call to prayer. It was my morning wake-up call and the beginning of another week of disciplining rich, apathetic students. At 7:00 A.M., I walked out onto a rare quiet Cairo street and waited for the school van to...

Traveling across the globe to work in an international school in Cairo, Egypt, was not exactly the glamorous lifestyle I thought it would be. I cherished my travels to the Red Sea, delighted in visiting the Pyramids, and appreciated the natural wonders of the Nile River. However,...