One Portlander's Eyewitness Report from Egypt

By HANK STERN

We've been following the rapidly changing scene in Egypt and the impact it's had on Egyptians now living in the Portland area.

For Erica Mandell, a native Portlander, the protests in Egypt have been right out her front door. A 2005 graduate of Lincoln High School, Mandell has been working in Cairo as a teacher and blogging about the dramatic events in Egypt.

Mandell, who left Egypt last weekend, has been kind enough to share her impressions of what's been happening in Egypt. Below is her account:


(The photo above was taken on Feb. 4 in Tahrir Square by Taylor Barr of Lake Oswego.)


 

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