{"id":5279,"date":"2016-02-24T20:20:20","date_gmt":"2016-02-24T20:20:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/internationalschoolcommunity.com\/blog\/?p=5279"},"modified":"2016-02-24T20:20:20","modified_gmt":"2016-02-24T20:20:20","slug":"the-journey-to-school-american-international-school-in-egypt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/internationalschoolcommunity.com\/blog\/the-journey-to-school-american-international-school-in-egypt\/","title":{"rendered":"The Journey to School: American International School in Egypt"},"content":{"rendered":"

The journey to work is indeed an important one. \u00a0The journey though is not so clear for international school teachers when they are looking for jobs at schools in\u00a0cities\/countries to which they have never been. \u00a0So let’s share what we know!<\/p>\n

One of our members, who works\u00a0at theAmerican International School in Egypt<\/a>\u00a0(New Cairo City, Egypt)<\/span>, described her\u00a0way to work there as follows:<\/p>\n

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As I leave my apartment in El Rehab, I don’t know exactly what I will see. Life in Cairo is always interesting and\u00a0sometimes unpredictable. One thing that is typical is the sunny weather, and today is not any different. The first place that I see from the car I am driving is the El Rehab Mall 2. I go there sometimes to go to the grocery store as it is only steps away from my apartment.<\/p>\n

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After Mall 2, you will see the first of many roundabouts. The right-of-way is actually with the car that is entering, NOT the car that is already in the roundabout.<\/p>\n

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En El Rehab, you need to exit the area through a gate. There are guards there to keep the riff raff out. You need to show a card that you live there to enter through the gate.<\/p>\n

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After you get outside of the gate, then\u00a0you have a few more roundabouts to go through. Today I saw a group of children with brooms on the side of the room cleaning the streets. Well at least it looked like they were cleaning the streets. I wonder if they were getting paid to do so. It was the first time seeing them on my journey to school.<\/p>\n

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Another common sight on the journey is seeing many abandoned housing developments. They are all over Cairo. I still haven’t received an official explanation for this. I can only imagine that there was enough interest and money to get these projects started, but then the money and interest went away for some reason. It is really strange!<\/p>\n

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With 30+ million people living in and around Cairo, you are bound to see a number of people sitting on the curbs on most streets. So many interesting characters with I’m sure VERY interesting stories to tell.<\/p>\n

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Around one of the roundabouts, you can find a number of men apparently waiting for work. Many of them are sitting around with sledgehammers next to them. I guess they get picked up by people needing some construction work done.<\/p>\n

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There are a number of billboards around the city advertising the many international schools in Cairo. In the other places I’ve lived and visited, I’ve never seen this done before. I guess these billboard advertisements are contributing to the fact that a number of international schools have high numbers of local children attending them.<\/p>\n

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There are a number of people selling things on the side of the road. Mostly fruits sellers, but there is a plant shop as well.<\/p>\n

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What looks like a jail is actually a police academy. At certain times of the year, you will see many young recruits standing around the outside of this place. It is definitely a sight to see!<\/p>\n

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Finally, I arrive at the school in about 15-20 minutes from El Rehab. The school is located all on one campus.<\/p>\n

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Here is the gate you enter to get inside. Of course, there are guards to let you in.<\/p>\n

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Once you are inside you can see the fields and playgrounds to the left.<\/p>\n

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To the right, you will see the many schools buses that bring the children and teachers to school every day.<\/p>\n

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The school has a nice terrace part with a cafe!<\/p>\n

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When you leave out the other gate, you will see a guard that has been working at the school for decades. He definitely has some stories (and secrets) to tell I’m sure!<\/p>\n

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This Journey to School article was submitted to us by guest author and\u00a0International School Community\u00a0member.<\/em><\/p>\n

What to know more what it is like to visit and live in Cairo? \u00a0Check out our blog article in our Traveling Around category about Cairo<\/a>.<\/p>\n

So what is\u00a0your\u00a0journey to the international school you work at? \u00a0Earn\u00a0one<\/strong> year\u00a0free of premium membership<\/strong>\u00a0to our website if you participate in this blog series – ‘The Journey to School’. \u00a0Email us\u00a0here<\/a>\u00a0if you are interested.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The journey to work is indeed an important one. \u00a0The journey though is not so clear for international school teachers when they are looking for jobs at schools in\u00a0cities\/countries to which they have never been. \u00a0So let’s share what we know! 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