Wing Night

As a way of revealing a little bit of American culture to my Egyptian folk I recently prepared a hefty portion of hot wings for us to enjoy.







I believe they were enjoyed...



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Location:Calle de Serrano,Madrid,Spain

Street art in Logroño

It may be a factor of being a mid-sized town distant from any major metropolis, or maybe it's that Logrono sits as the capital of a romantic wine-growing region, but either way there seems to be an art movement forming here to this point unreported on. These streetside paintings seem to be ignored by most walking around this city, but it stuck my imagination. It's impressive, at least to me.














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La Rioja wine country

Brones, in Rioja, seen from the vineyards.

It's funny to think back at my first experience ACTUALLY enjoining a bottle of wine... it was a '86 Marques de Caceres drank for a special occasion with my college girlfriend. Those grapes came from these vines, grown here at the base of this beautiful town.



The view from the top of one hill town. One of many hill towns here... one of may beautiful views here.


An old wine press...or maybe torture machine...I'm gonna get out of here!


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More fun foods from San Sabastian

An outstanding meal at Arzak (the # 9 ranked restaurant in the world). Juan Mari Arzak is one of the most innovative chefs in the world, pushing the limits of New Basque cuisine. We were lucky enough to get reservations just one day in advance...luckier yet to be served our first course by Mr. Arzak himself!

The meal was perfect, as they say, from soup...

















...to nuts.

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The Views and Flavors of San Sabastian

The town is laid out along Playa de Concha, a nice beach in a protected harbor.







Tapas by another name... in this case they are Pintxos and the are unbelievable. An "out of body" eating experience. Something akin to being transformed into a giant, then having the worlds best chefs prepare a 9 course meal which you (being a giant) can consume in 2 or 3 life changing bites. Food will never be this good again.








The giant statue of Christ which overlooks the town.


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Location:Arrasate Kalea,San Sebastian,Spain

The consumption - term two finals

We have been in a week of intensive study. This was finals week of term two and it consumed our lives. The second term is known for being the most difficult term and it lived up to its reputation. Everyday an exam... every night a cramming session for the next. It was the most challenging academic experience of my life.

Even still I enjoyed it. I enjoyed it not only for the intellectual challenge, but also for the bonding moments with classmates. I enjoyed it because I learned more from my counterparts than I learned from my professors. Every late hour, every borrowed slice of pizza, every tired, exhausted explanation of economic or quantitative theory provided the purpose for why we are here. We are here for each other.

It was the finals week for term two. It was the reason why we are here.

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The Royal Palace at Sunset

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