Ep. 006: Caroline Gabriel

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The Foreign Local

25 episodes

6 months ago

Welcome to The Foreign Local, where we’re connecting the Egyptian diaspora with what real life looks like in Om el Donya through the lens of those who grew up abroad and moved back to Egypt as adults. On this podcast, you’ll find a series of candid conversations about what it’s like to grow up as an Egyptian abroad, what prompted people to come back, and what it’s been like existing in the sweet spot between not being a foreigner yet not quite being a local either. Episodes drop every Tuesday. You can find us on Instagram @theforeignlocal.

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Ep. 006: Caroline Gabriel

The Foreign Local

35 minutes 2 seconds

2 years ago

Ep. 006: Caroline Gabriel

Caroline Gabriel — affectionately known as 'Caroleen Canadeya' when she first arrived — spent her whole life in Canada and had only ever visited Egypt for about two weeks. Ever.

Suddenly, she found herself in med school in peak suburbia: Egypt’s 6th of October City.

A few years later, the same girl who barely spoke any Arabic was knee-deep in her emteyaz at Demerdash Hospital, dealing with the Egyptian medical system and its professionals.

Would you have given up at this point?

Yet, along the way, she’s picked up the language and fallen in love with the culture, and even become the tour guide for her Canadian-Egyptian friends when they come to visit.

You can find Caroline on Instagram @caroline.gabriel.

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