The traffic, the dust, the crowds—at first glance, Cairo can be an overwhelming experience, but over the course of our week there, such a sense gave way to one of comfortable familiarity.
While in Portland through Habitat for Humanity’s Collegiate Challenge, we were able to participate in a variety of jobs and experience much of the city.
The Alternative Break Program (ABP) is a student-proposal-driven, team-based service experience. The ABP helps support and guide teams of students to develop and run comprehensive domestic and international service projects over summer, winter and spring breaks. These projects will allow teams to work with communities on their various challenges by exploring the social, economic, political, historical and cultural variables of those communities.
