On Saturday we took a group of students on a field trip to the Wadi Digla Protectorate just outside of Cairo. The early morning chill was formidable until the sun came out and baked us all. The students were part of a programme run by a local NGO to assist families who had been displaced by a bad earthquake a few years back. They were really engaged and it was a lot of fun to see them learning and enjoying the trip so much, even if it was all in Arabic!
The open space and quietness of the protectorate is a sharp contrast to the craziness of Cairo.
Students on a plant trail to learn about indigenous species.
Sara teaching the students about the bat colonies in the hillsides.
For most, it was their first time to see a bat. 
One couldn't ask for a better classroom.
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