African Hospitality: Notes and Impressions of a Caribbean Woman as She Travels Around the African Continent

Giza Our host family’s apartment was in Giza, a suburb of Cairo. On the day of our arrival, our host Walid had been hospitalized, but his brother-in-law, his charming wife and his three teenage sons were at the residence to greet us. One section of the apartment consisting of a double room and an adjoining bathroom was screened off for our use. Walid’s family members made us feel so completely at home that my travel partner, who was nervous at the thought of staying with an Egyptian family,...