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Collected Item: “Exploring Cairo”

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Exploring Cairo

What sort of object is this: text story, photograph, video, audio interview, screenshot, drawing, meme, etc.?

Photograph

Tell us a story; share your experience. Describe what the object or story you've uploaded says about the pandemic, and/or why what you've submitted is important to you.

I visited Cairo in the summer of 2022. I decided to upload a picture of myself overlooking the city of Cairo. It was my first time visiting a Muslim country and a non-Western country. This was the main reason why I wanted to go. I chose to upload this picture because it reminds me of the awing experience of taking in Cairo for the first time. There were still a few Covid-19 restrictions in place at the time, but the Egyptian authorities didn't seem too interested in actually enforcing them at the airport or anywhere else. I took this photo on Anthony Bourdain Day (June 25th). Anthony Bourdain and his show are one of my major inspirations to travel and experience the wider world.

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#Arizona State University, HST 643, Spring B Session 2024, and History of Tourism, #BourdainDay #Cairo #ArizonaStateUniversity, #HST 643, #SpringBSession2024, #HistoryOfTourism

Who originally created this object? (If you created this object, such as photo, then put "self" here.)

Self

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2022-06-25
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