It’s April and Spring break is quickly coming up. For most working adults, that’s more than a relief since not a lot of people get time to relax and unwind from a tough working year. For students, it means their first break since the mid-year break and while that hasn’t been too long, the exhausting effects are starting to show (trust me, I’m a med student). April also means Sham el-Nessim, the beginning of spring. Traditionally, most Egyptians get together and eat together. The main courses consist of salads, ringa, and fesikh. In the off chance you don’t know what the previous two foods were, they’re basically fermented fish only found in the Mediterranean Sea. The fermented fish is then heavily salted and dried out in the sun. Not exactly the most appealing description but they do truly taste great. Sham el-Nessim also means travel. Most Egyptians make a habit of traveling with their family or friends for a couple of days to get the daily workload habits out of their system. The well-known resort spots (Ain al-Sokhna, Hurghada, and the North Coast) are usually the first destinations to come up in…
