Traveling to Egypt is not like taking a weekend to go see grandma…it takes serious planning and even more serious luggage. The CEM summer program will require me to stay a little over three weeks. So when you start to think “How do I get 21 pairs of pants into a suitcase?” you quickly come to the realization that you don’t. This is where a woman’s touch came in hand for me (Thanks Ellen ☺ ). Engineering professors are notorious for wearing whatever is clean and available: matching is nice but seldom a true requirement. Therefore, my wife patiently explained how I could mix and match the 13 shirts and 8 pair of slacks that I brought (and never wear the same thing twice…who knew!). Add to that socks, unmentionables, shoes, a laptop, class notes, etc. and you have over 100 pounds of gear that you get to travel over 6500 miles with. The good news is I have been to Cairo twice and my luggage is always the first off the plane.