So, what’s this page about?
It’s mostly about me and living in Egypt. You see, I’m what many like to call a mongrel, (no! I don’t have 4 legs, floppy ears or a tail). What I meant is that I’m of mixed ethnicity. Irish Mum, Egyptian Dad, Canadian National and raised in the Middle East. I consider myself a well balanced melange of Western/European and Egyptian culture. I tend to lean more towards the Western logic and mentality of things, which doesn’t always blend well with how things are done here. On many occasions you’ll find me hitting my head against a brick wall when I see something so trivial blown out of proportion and when I find that something that is really logical is made extremely complicated. I can’t help but get either frustrated at the amount of time that has been wasted, be baffled or be in hysterics laughing in utter disbelief!
So, yeah..It’s another blog about a person’s life BUT I’m living in Egypt!
Who am I?
I go by many names. Hawk Eyes (because I notice a lot of things that most people wouldn’t see), Irish Alexandrian (Irish Mum and Dad from Alexandria) and my given name, Nadia (I’ve been told that it means ‘One with hope’ in Russian. In Arabic Nadia comes from the word Nada, which means morning dew). I’m a single 30 something year young female living in Cairo working as a qualified teacher at an International school as well as aspiring to be a recognized writer and children’s book author. (Shouldn’t be too hard since I can’t spell to save my life and have a hell of a time with punctuation! We can all dream can’t we?)
Aside from teaching and writing children’s stories that are authentic to the region, I do freelance writing for Magazines published in English here in Egypt. Keep a look out for my articles.
What’s with the blog name?
Well, as I mentioned I go by ‘Irish Alexandrian” and I live in Cairo. So, this blog is my way of speaking up and speaking out from Cairo. It isn’t centered around things that ONLY happen in Cairo. I also write about places to go for dinner, customs and traditions that are up held.
Other Links
My blog is linked to Chef Wesam Masoud’s old blog page, nothungrycuziate which can now be found at www.nothungrycuziate.wordpress.com
You can also follow me daily on twitter. (www.twitter.com) search for @IrishAlexandria
If you are a facebook user you can visit or join my group, “The Irish Alexandrian”. http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?topic=13407&post=90379&uid=217138771946#/group.php?gid=217138771946
You can also e-mail me at IrishAlexandrian@gmail.com
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May 26, 2010 at 06:29
Bernadette
Glad to have found your page, Nadia! We seem to have quite a few things in common…and I look forward to following your blog.
May 28, 2010 at 09:32
irishalexandrian3109
Thank you Bernadette! I hope you continue to enjoy my posts!!!
August 11, 2010 at 10:29
Romain
Hi Nadia,
I’ve been living in Cairo for less than a year and enjoying your articles for a few months now. Congratulations, I think they are really interesting and well written. I also like to read them because since you take an explanatory approach in your articles, lots of time I know what you’re talking about but it comforts to see than I’m not the only one thinking that way and other times I don’t.
For example, you wrote an article about your experience coming back from England and going to shop whilst it was Ramadan preparation time. On the day I read your article it had only been a few days since I came back from holiday. I read your article, forgot about it for the rest of the day and then after work I went shopping for food. Your article instantly came back in my mind, it was really funny I immediatly understood everything you had said.
Anyways, keep up the good work!:) and thanks again for your articles
Romain
PS: I must admit I am a little sad to see that you changed the site arragement because I really liked the photo that was at the top of your site until yesterday.
August 11, 2010 at 10:49
irishalexandrian3109
Hi Romain,
Thank you for getting in touch! I’m always glad to hear from readers. I am equally thrilled that you are able to relate to the subjects I write about.
It’s always a comfort to know that you aren’t alone!
As for the picture, I have to agree. I prefer the other one too, but I don’t have it saved on this computer. So, I have a temporary on in place until I’m back home and can re-instate the old one back as my header. My aim was to change the layout not the picture.
Keep reading!!
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+1
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Hi!
I’m so glad to hear you have been enjoying my posts and are able to relate to some of them. There is more to come, I hope you’ll enjoy them just as much.
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Hi Nadia,
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