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Well today is April Fools, but the Spanish do not celebrate such a silly holiday. So I had to rely on the Badger Herald's satirical publication, The Dirty Bird, to get me through. Each year on April 1, the BH publishes The Dirty Bird as a satire of our other campus paper. I have to say, my friends did quite the job and provided me with yet another public laugh.
On another quick journalistic note, I stumbled upon this today: http://www.stuffjournalistslike.com - this comes close to being as funny as the popular blog-turned-book "Stuff White People Like." (http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com) But I suppose its always funnier when you actually belong to the target group. (Yes, indeed, I am a white journalist.) Perhaps, I should go looking for a stuff women like?
On a more international note, I leave for Italy friday and then EGYPT. I won't be able to do any blogging there, but when I get back, I can guarantee boatloads of photos!
I've been told by many people that I should remain conservatively covered while in Cairo and don't fret... I will. While packing, I was blasting music from the musical Aida and the song My Strongest Suit came on. I started thinking, why must I wear burka type clothing in the 95 degree desert when this song is all about wearing the most glamorous (and revealing) clothing. Well, it is no longer the time of Aida and Amneris and I must accept my role in society (or at least my roll as a female tourist in Cairo, trying not to look like a female tourist in Cairo).
maa al salama (goodbye in egyptian according to "WikiAnswers")
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