by Luna

by Luna

Luna

Luna

Blog Intro

Hello, I'm Luna, and I'd like to welcome you to "Kisses from Kairo,"* my blog about living and working as an American belly dancer in Cairo.

Life in Cairo isn't easy for dancers, foreigners, women, or even Egyptians. It is, however, always exciting. That’s why after living here for seven years, I've decided to share my experiences with the world. From being contracted at the Semiramis Hotel to almost being deported, not a day has gone by without something odd or magical happening. I will therefore fill these pages with bits of my history in Cairo—my experiences, successes, mistakes, and observations. Admittedly, my time here has been rather unique, so I want to stress that while everything I write is true, my experiences do not necessarily reflect the lives of other dancers.

In addition to my life as a belly dancer, I will write about developments in costuming, performances, festivals, and, of course, the dance itself. I will also make frequent references to Egyptian culture. I should note that I have a love/hate relationship with Egypt. If I make any criticisms about the country, please keep in mind that I do so with the utmost love, respect, and most of all, honesty. Egypt has become my home, so I want to avoid romanticizing and apologizing for social maladies, as most foreigners tend to do. Nothing could be more misguided, patronizing, or insulting.

I hope you find this blog informative, insightful and entertaining, and that we can make this as interactive as possible. That means I'd love to hear from you. Send me your comments, questions, complaints, suggestions, pics, doctoral dissertations, money, etc., and I will get back to you. Promise. :)~



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Sunday, April 15, 2012

Eat My Feet

Eat My Feet

This post is for all the guys, real and virtual, who have ever said they want to kiss, lick, bite, tickle, rub, suck, wash, or eat my feet. Gentlemen, be my guest. I have THE most disgusting feet on the planet. Dancer’s feet. There’s years of ballet and belly dance under those things. (There’s some men under there too! :O ). Actually, they’re more like tools than feet. I have hammer toes, ingrown toenails, calluses, corns, blisters, open wounds, broken bones, premature Arthritis, dead skin, and permanently blackened heels. Bunions run in my family. I walk and dance barefoot on surfaces you wouldn’t touch with a 10-foot pole. My feet are so gross even the podiatrist grimaces when I take my shoes off. In fact, they’re so untamable, I’ve given up on them. I no longer bother painting my toenails. That would be like putting lipstick on the proverbial pig. Besides, 90 percent of the nail polish disappears after just one show. I don’t clip my toenails either, but then again, they never seem to grow past a certain point. Hah! They probably get filed down from all the friction that occurs when I dance on wood and concrete surfaces. I still clean them every so often, although it doesn’t really make a difference. They just get dirty again. lol

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