Ilaria Youssef
2023 - 2024
Cairo, Egypt
Returning to My Roots and Analyzing Data in Cairo
Ilaria Youssef (2023–2024: Cairo, Egypt) will work with sponsoring organization BLESS Egypt to analyze baseline and endline data across 41 communities. Her analysis will support evaluation of service delivery and directly inform strategies to optimize and strengthen BLESS Egypt’s impact in the communities it serves.
Eleven years ago, I moved from Egypt to Nashville with my family.
I have longed to visit my home country ever since. Although I don’t remember much from my time in Egypt, I still carry with me a few of my childhood interests. I used to attend a French elementary school, where we learned Mathematics in French. Moving to the U.S. knowing only a handful of English words, I found comfort in math class, where the numbers were the same and I could excel rather than start from the beginning. My love for problem solving only grew from there where puzzles were my covid-19 hobby. This passion extended until I graduated last May with my Bachelor of Science degree in Applied Mathematics and a minor in Computer Science.
In October 2023, I will be volunteering with BLESS Egypt which helps serve multiple underprivileged communities in the country. I’m excited to step foot in the nonprofit world, as a dream of mine is to one day found or take part at a nonprofit that is aimed to help the homeless community here in Nashville! I’m also excited to go back to my home country and unlock old memories as well as make myriads of new ones. I am looking forward to becoming a local, once again, in a place I once called home!
More about me....
Home Town: Nashville, TN
Major(s): Applied Mathematics
My Stories
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Farewells and fun times!
Hi blog! These past couple of weeks have likely been two of the most exciting ones of my whole stay in Egypt. A
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Stepping into the Last Month
Hello again! The last two weeks at the office have been extremely busy. I was tasked with double-checking every number within a 70-page
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February Fun!
Hi blog! The last couple of weeks have been so much fun! First of all, work has been a little slow because everyone
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January’s Excursions
Hi again! I can’t believe the first month of 2024 is over and that Nardien and I are officially more than halfway through
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Christmas and New Year’s Travels
Happy New Year! **Unfortunately, I broke my laptop’s screen, so I haven’t been able to post the blogs I’ve been writing. Bear with
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Secret Santa and the Opera!
Hi blog! The past couple of weeks haven’t been the easiest, but we got through them, and that’s all that matters! Volunteering: I’ve
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Strolls, Bakeries, and Churches
Hello again! For the past two weeks, as winter and early sunsets have set in, I’ve been intentional about forcing myself to go
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Almost Christmas!
**I wrote this blog two weekends ago, but the site was down, and I didn’t get a chance to post it afterwards, so
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Becoming a Cairo Local
Hello again! The past two weeks have been eventful! As usual, I need some sort of structure/list to help break it down, so
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Two Weeks In
Welcome back! I’ve been in Egypt for a couple of weeks now, and it has already been the experience of a lifetime. I’m
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T-6 Days!
Welcome to my humble blog! I hope you enjoy my scattered thoughts as I venture into and process this new chapter ahead of
