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Postcard from…
GIZA, EGYPT– A visit to the pyramids last
spring was a short trip for Allyson Mitchell ’08:
she was already in Aman, Jordan, pursing a self-
designed major in Middle Eastern economics and
policy through Moravian’s international studies
program. While she was there, her coursework
included an Arabic-only language class. She prac-
ticed the language—which she’s been learning
since 2005—whenever possible. “The cab drivers
liked to try their English on me, but I wanted
to speak Arabic, so we’d go back and forth until
someone gave in,” she says. Allyson stayed with a
Palestinian family in Jordan, often accompany-
ing them on visits to relatives. “Family is very
important there,” she notes. Diversions with other
international students included the trip to Egypt
and a desert scavenger hunt. “We had a camel
with us in case someone got tired,” she says. “The
Bedouins all drove trucks, and they stared at us
like we were nuts.” In 2008, Allyson begins an
internship in Washington, D.C., with the U.S. State
Department. She’s also applied for a Fulbright
grant to study in Yemen.
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