The Cairo Chronicles (ISBN 1439208948)

Shameless plug by author? no, just a description, 'till the actual one is posted...:
Here's the description of the book: In January, 2005, a young anthropologist boards a plane in Los Angeles with her husband and two young children, and flies to Egypt, a world both ancient and modern. So begins a year and a half sojourn in the most populous city in the Middle East. Part memoir, part humorous narrative, part cultural analysis, The Cairo Chronicles follows the experiences and impressions of an adventuring anthropologist in this city on the Nile. Here she encounters a land of contrasts where produce-laden donkey carts compete for road space with luxury cars and death-defying taxi drivers; where modestly veiled women walk past flashy lingerie stores with titillating displays; where a nickel buys roasted yam on the street but imported American snack foods costs a hundred times that. In these "reports from the field" the author dons the hijab, trips over Arabic, and interacts with the bemused citizenry, evoking laughter, tears and reflection. Readers will feel the heat of a Cairo summer, mingle with in-laws and ex-patriots, chafe under strict social norms, bow in resignation to a maddening bureaucracy, delight to the devastating wit of Cairenes, weep at the suffering of a struggling underclass, and open their eyes and hearts to the warmth, resilience and humor of ordinary Egyptians.

I LOVED IT! - GREAT EASY READ - INSIGHTFUL & FUNNY!:
Great book. It was such an easy ready. To pack up your life and leave your comfort zone is amazing, but to include one husband and two children - now THAT's courageous! I enjoyed her insightfullness and her wit. I read her words and I saw myself stomping the "cucarachas" with them, I was with her running down the insidious lecher, and I was with her at the beach trying to blend in (or not) :-) I really enjoyed your words! Encore Encore Encore!