<p>I will definitely let you know about the UV light bottle and anything else that my son discovers is pertinent in Egypt. </p>
<p>I know what you are talking about with the languages – my son is thinking of pursuing an academic career in philosophy or religion, and so far he has been told by multiple people and schools that he will need both german and french in order to pursue a doctorate. In addition to that, he will need any language connected to his specialty in religion (Koine, Hebrew, Arabic, etc). Good thing he likes languages!</p>
<p>If I remember correctly, the rabies is a series of 3 shots given over 28 days. Here it costs $115 per shot – so quite expensive! On the other hand, if you need treatment after a bite, it can cost several thousand. The reason it is recommended for Egypt (and India and many other developing areas) is that animals are not vaccinated (including dogs and cats) and they roam the streets. My son was told to avoid all animals, even pets, and that if any animal (particularly monkeys, dogs and cats) bit or scratched or even licked him he would need the after rabies treatment. A school year in Egypt is a long time – if she gets the shots and an animal does bite, she is protected (they usually recommend you get two more doses of the vaccination after a bite – but you don’t have to do the very expensive IG Rabies shots). i got the shots a long time ago and they didn’t hurt or make me sick. The protection lasts for a lifetime I was told. Might be worth considering, even if it isn’t a required vaccination.</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.cdc.gov/nip/publications/vis/vis-rabies.pdf[/url]”>http://www.cdc.gov/nip/publications/vis/vis-rabies.pdf</a></p>
<p><a href=“http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/907109508.html[/url]”>http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/907109508.html</a></p>
<p>A year at UAC sounds great – especially for any Egyptologist! My son really wanted to do a high school exchange program in Egypt, but we couldn’t find any good ones offered until you get to college. He may volunteer at a dig instead next summer – depends on what else he has on his summer schedule!</p>
<p>Let me know how the Assimil works, that might be something we try. I find the Rosetta Stone to be ok as a starting point, but my son doesn’t feel like he learns with it.</p>