A Korean tree in Egypt

By Korea.net Honorary Reporters Sara Mohamed Saber Embaby and Soad Mostafa El-Fiky

Photos = The Namu

In the center of Cairo, there's a place called The Namu. The Namu is a Korean cultural longue where you can have a unique experience and learn about a different culture and a new people.

The idea of The Namu is to create a lovely and cozy atmosphere for various activities. The main aim of the place is to share Korean media, TV shows, music, arts and movies.

                  

The owners of The Namu are a married Korean couple who lives in Egypt. The husband is a teacher, teaching Korean language to Egyptian students.

They have chosen Arabic names for themselves so that they can interact more easily with their Egyptian friends. The wife chose the name Amira while the husband chose the name Yousef.

Together with their Egyptian friends Areej and Joe, this is the team that runs The Namu.

So, what do people do at this amazing place?

First, you can study the Korean language here with a native speaker. You can freely interact with them and try to catch new Korean words and expressions.

It's also a great place to study, as The Namu provides a quiet and comfortable environment to study, for either Egyptian or Korean students.

It doesn't end there.

This is a place where you can find a variety of delicious Korean foods.

              

         

There are drinks here, too. 

The Namu is an Egyptian portal to everything Korean. We're lucky to have such a place in our city that can keep us connected with Korea.

Korea known for its high-quality beauty products and, guess what? You can buy them right there at The Namu! 

As well as beauty products, you can even buy some K-pop music or some merchandise from Korean soap operas or movies. 

   

For what more could you ask?

This place is heaven~

It's a place where you can easily interact with people and make new friends. You can participate in many activities here, like making kimchi, for example.

The Namu is like a second home to us, as we spend most of our time there studying, eating Korean food, studying Korean and making new friends. It's like a second home to us.

We haven't had the chance to visit Korea yet, but every time we visit this place, we feel like we're travelling to Korea. This makes us very happy.

wisdom117@korea.kr

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