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Xining, Qinhai, Zhangye: no sooner did I arrived than a new journey started
I arrived in Xi'an mid September 2015 and ten days after Mai's school was already on break. I had to find a job as soon as possible in order to stay but when it comes to traveling and exploring new places, I am always in. One of her colleague, Tony, prepared...
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Capoeira in Cairo
Things were going pretty fast in Cairo. I started working not long after arriving. Found an apartment in Zamalek and started living with two flatmates. But there was something missing... Capoeira ! Before coming, I searched the web to find if in Cairo...
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Egyptian Food and food in Egypt
If there is one thing that I miss about Cairo, it's its food ! When I was there, a lot of my friends were saying that Egyptian food is a mix of what's in the middle east in general. It is true that one can find there things from Lebanon, from Jordan,...
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From Cairo to Djibouti… big change… big time !
Year 2012, I made a decision to leave Cairo for somewhere else. At first, I was looking towards New York for personal reasons. I started sending resume and cover letters to all the French schools in the US coz I didn’t want to limit myself to NYC only....
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2009-2012: A Glimpse of Egypt: where a part of me still lives
2009-2012: A Glimpse of Egypt: where a part of me still lives I should have started that blog 6 years ago but... no excuses... I was enjoying Cairo too much to do it ! The story started when I was on vacation in Japan in August 2009. On a trip around...
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Weird Chinese stuff that I will miss
In my previous post, I was explaining how pollution and AQI was really annoying. While writing this new post, I was laughing so much while looking at all the pictures I collected during my stay there. If there is something that I will miss after leaving...
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Sinai Peninsula: Moses Mount & Dahab
As I explained in the previous post, Cairo is a huge city and sometimes it feels good to get out of it. Depending on how long your break will be, you'll have plenty of choices while exploring Egypt. While most of the cairotes that I know usually go to...
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Escape in Downtown Cairo
Cairo is a very busy city but I never really felt trapped like when I was living in Paris. Of course it also has its bad aspects : the traffic is horrible, it is dusty, polluted and noise disturbance will drive you crazy sometimes. When you are working,...
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A Physical Education teacher in Cairo
After two years working as a substitute teacher in Paris I finally got a position in a Junior high-school in Argenteuil (not far from Paris. I visited the school, met the boss and went on summer vacation, not 100% happy with what I got but better than...
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Kitesurf : a new sport for the PE teacher I am
I decided to work in Djibouti for several reasons. One of them was that I was willing to continue the scuba diving activities organized with my school. Unfortunately, the headmaster did not want to continue it for administrative problems and insurance....
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AQI or when I'd like to be somewhere else
There is one thing I really do not like about living in China, it's the pollution. I really enjoy living in Xi'an but whenever we have to experience the smog and were our ninja masks... it becomes less enjoyable. When you wake in the morning and even...
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Perfect spot : Moucha and Maskali Islands
One of the best thing to do to relax in Djibouti is to go to Moucha and Maskali. Those two wonderful places are small Islands, 30 min away from Djibouti town. That makes them a perfect spot for a day-trip. This is also why sometimes, you will find a lot...
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"Djibouti: Siesta-loving nation high on Khat"
Khat Leaves I used the title from an article wrote by Janiet Otieno for "Nation Media". I found her title very appropriate when I started looking for information about the use of Khat here. When I arrived in Djibouti, I spent time at the hotel that our...
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Nuweiba... Bedouin style !
If there is a place we like to go to relax when we need to, it's Nuweiba. Also in the Sinai Peninsula, Nuweiba is a costal town in the eastern part of Sinai, on the Gulf of Aqaba. Very far from what you can find in Sharm el Sheikh, Nuweiba offers Bedouin...
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Xi'an, China and a new start
Before the end of the 2015 schoolyear, I decided to leave Djibouti and its 45°C to pursue other objectives. I asked for a year-off and started packing again. I brought most of my stuff back to my parents' house in France. My mess is accumulating in their...
