I studied abroad in Cairo, Egypt for about a year from the fall of 2009 to the summer of 2010. These are some of the pictures I took in Cairo and from my travels around Egypt. Some of the cities I visited include Luxor, Aswan, Dahab, and Siwa. Obviously some of these places probably look different since the Egyptian Revolution in 2011.

Cairo, Egypt

Cairo, Egypt

Inside the Citadel mosque

The Citadel, Cairo

The Citadel, Cairo

Zamalek, a neighborhood in Cairo where I used to live

Outside Khan el Khalily in Cairo

Near Tahrir Square, Cairo

Near Tahrir Square

The American University in Cairo (AUC) campus

Khan el Khalily

Khan el Khalily

Inside a metro station in Cairo

Coptic Cairo

Coptic Cairo

Coptic Cairo

The Red Pyramid outside Cairo

Climbing the Red Pyramid

Driving into the Black and White Desert

Black and White Desert

Black and White Desert

Black and White Desert

Abu Simbel in Aswan, Egypt

Etched at Abu Simbel in Aswan

Aswan, Egypt

Aswan, Egypt

Aswan, Egypt

I tried to capture this sunset in Aswan, Egypt

Philae Temple in Aswan

Philae Temple in Aswan

Philae Temple in Aswan

Karnak Temple in Luxor, Egypt

Luxor, Egypt

Luxor Temple

Luxor Temple

Dahab, Egypt – Off of the coast of the Gulf of Aqaba, which connects to the Red Sea

Just arriving in Dahab, Egypt

Our hotel in Dahab

Dahab, Egypt

Dahab, Egypt

Dahab, Egypt

Dahab, Egypt

In the morning after a sandstorm in Siwa, Egypt

Siwa, Egypt

Siwa, Egypt

Siwa, Egypt

Photographed by my friend, Zay Ray in the Siwa Desert

An oasis in the Siwa Desert

The Siwa Desert. This was when I fell in love with the desert.