Posted in Day Twelve, Jose, Sharm El Sheikh on October 8th, 2007 3 Comments »
I can’t believe that my time with my friend Omar has come to an end. He will stay with his family in Sharm El Sheikh, while I fly back to Cairo and then back to Jacksonville with Mrs. Tolisano and Mrs. Menger. We shared so much the last two week. I know that we will […]
Posted in Day Eight, Jose, Sharm El Sheikh on October 7th, 2007 No Comments »
Dear students and teachers at San Jose,
I know that you have been worried, but we are so happy to tell you that Mrs. Menger and I have finally caught up with our adventurous travel bear and his friend Omar.
When we walked passed the pool area in our hotel after dinner last night our eyes immediately […]
Posted in Day Seven, Jose, Luxor on October 5th, 2007 No Comments »
Dear Mrs. Menger and Mrs. Tolisano,
Wasn’t the Temple of Hapshetsut simply incredible? I really liked this female pharaoh. Especially because she reigned in peace and her mission was to make contact with other cultures to share tools, food, animals and other resources. I would have loved to be a travel bear on her expedition. […]
Posted in Day Six, Edfou, Jose on October 4th, 2007 2 Comments »
Hello Mrs. Menger and Mrs. Tolisano
I saw you posted about what happened to you on the buggy ride in Edfou. I am sorry. Omar and I had a very nice and friendly man driving our buggy to the Edfou temple. I guess it is just like everywhere else in the world. There are nice and […]
Posted in Jose, Kom Ombo on October 3rd, 2007 1 Comment »
The receptionist at the Cruise boat called us aside as soon as we stepped on board. He had a message for us. Someone named Jose had called and wanted us to know that he was sorry that he missed us in Kom Ombo. He was heading to the famous temple of the first female […]
Posted in Day Five, Jose, The Nile River on October 3rd, 2007 No Comments »
We just received an e-mail from Jose and Omar. They are floating down the Nile on their cruise ship and are about to get off in Kom Ombo. He was wondering where we were? Could we meet at the famous temple of Kom Ombo? In front of the mummified crocodiles? He was going to wait […]
Posted in Jose on October 3rd, 2007 1 Comment »
Hi everyone at San Jose.
This is Jose and Omar. We have a fun puzzle for you to solve. We are riding down the Nile river on a really beautiful cruise ship. What is even better than the boat is the people we are meeting.They are from all over the world. I love listening to all […]
Posted in Global Studies, Jose, travel on October 3rd, 2007 2 Comments »
Thank you Mrs. Hall for alerting us that we are in the Jacksonville Newspaper.
Click here to read the article “When teachers travel to Egypt, students will follow online”.
Jose’s travels have also been featured on Channel 4 News. You can watch the video clip on their website.
Posted in Aswan, Day Five, Jose on October 3rd, 2007 4 Comments »
Mrs. Tolisano and Mrs Menger,
I have missed you again! I hope you found my note. Omar and i had an amazing time at the Temple of Philae. We also drove by the Aswan Dam.
I wanted to share some pictures with you and hope you had a good time too.
Posted in Abu Simbel, Day Four, Jose on October 2nd, 2007 4 Comments »
Dear Mrs. Menger and Mrs. Tolisano
I have boarded a Nile Cruise Ship with Omar and his family. I am sending you some pictures we took at Abu Simbel. We even met some girls from Spain. They took a picture with us. We had a great time. Enjoy the photos and hope to see you soon.
Love […]