Learn-To-Swim in a mid-revolutionary country
Moved to Cairo. Bigger job. Enormous Swim America program at Wadi Degla Sporting Club. From 750 kids in the Bahamas, in a program nixed by the powers-that-be, I've stepped up to 4000 young Cairenes.
Facilities are out of this world. 2 50m pools, 2x25m specially designed shallow learn-to-swim pools. Major obstacles: the Arabic language, the video-game Cairo traffic, and the appalling violence centred upon Tahrir Square.
Loving the job and the chaos so far. More later. Comments, visits, etc. welcome.
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Comment by Jayson Jackson on February 6, 2012 at 10:57am -
Congrats on the move Simon. Continue to make the most of the opportunity. We need your support for International Water Safety Day on May 15.
What will your reach be? - http://internationalwatersafetyday.org/whats-your-reach/
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