Egypt....

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I am going to Egypt in the spring with my school (i go to MassArt, but that's irrelevant). Has anyone been/have any information about being a vegan there? Google isn't telling me all that much. Thank you in advance :]

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[antifrenzy]

I used to live there! So jealous that you get to go

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thank you so much :] i figured that there would be plenty of falafel. i'm only going for 2 weeks, but i was worried about being a huge pain!

[antifrenzy]

The other cool thing is, some Egyptians, especially the Coptic Christians, fast during certain times of the year. When they fast, they eat a vegan diet. So vegan food is especially available during Lent (the 40 days before Easter) and during Advent (the 40 days before Christmas). Coptic Easter in 2009 is in late April.

You won't be a huge pain, just let the person in charge know what's up and you should be okay. It might also be a good idea to take some granola bars and other prepackaged snack type things in case of an emergency.

In the Egyptian hotels I've stayed in, they've always had falafel at their breakfast buffets, and I never got tired of it because it was made from scratch and really delicious!

[oenone_borealis]

Now I want to go to Egypt. Or at least try my hand at koshary!

[lavajin]

:D I went to Massart! Ten years ago, but still...
What's your major?

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art history, what was yours?

[lavajin]

Nice. I was one of those wacky SIM people. XD

[digitalelf]

I'm so jealous!!

[bonyhands]

not too relevant to your post, but i've been hoping to transfer schools after i get my associate's from RLC, and was wondering what your experiences have been at massart? i looked into it briefly while in high school, but not too in-depth...

[lavajin]

Massart is quite possibly the best art school in the country. That's just my humble, completely unbiased opinion, though. ;D