"What if you go to Egypt for six months for complete Arabic immersion?"
Your brain literally gets reprogrammed as you learn to read script that goes from right to left. After a few months, you'll be dreaming in Arabic and finally understanding all the jokes on the street. Plus: you'll become a master at bargaining in bazaars.
Daniël (29), Amsterdam — data analyst, collects vintage cameras
After three months in Cairo I could finally order a taxi without the driver looking at me like I was speaking Klingon.
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