| LETTERS FROM THE FIELD Cheri's E-MAIL home about her experiences in the field. |
| Bugs--Not the Watergate Kind Cheri's very first experience in the field was at a small village named Benisalaama where she was invited to attend a wedding. |
| A Different Kind of Body Piercing Cheri films a moulid and zikr which afterwards included stick dancing and women dancing. It took place in a small village in the Delta called Kahf el Sheik. |
| Wild Ride with Bedouins: 4X4s Replace Camels In the middle of the Lybian desert, Cheri had a wild ride to a wedding party. |
| Why Women Aren't Dancing Some of Cheri's observations and conversations with people about why women aren't dancing in public as much as they used to. |
| Warning: Some of these letters are rather long (hence, if you are in a hurry--these readings may not be for you). Cheri's friends and family like to hear the details of her adventures. They are filled with insights to the culture and contain personal experiences with the people and customs. Cheri has collected her emails and other writings. Her memoirs will be published soon in a book entitled: An American Woman Living in Egypt |
| Aswan: Day One Cheri makes friends with some Nubians and films a Zikr (religious dance) at a Moulid (festival celebrating the birthday of a saint. |