Hi, I’m Jenny and I’m the guided tour intern here at ACM.  It’s a big world out there! Did you know there are 195 countries in the world? Our exhibit En Mi Familia shows Carmen Lomas Garza’s Mexican American heritage. This exhibit has inspired me to write about a super cool country that my family came from: Egypt!

Egypt is known for its Great Pyramids. They’re really huge and I got to go inside one when I was 5 years old! A lot of people travel from all over the world to see the pyramids. That’s what makes tourism one of Egypt’s biggest industries.

Here are some other cool facts:

• Egypt has a variety of different animals such as cheetahs, hyenas, camels, and cobras.
• The Nile River that runs through Egypt is the longest river in the world
• The language spoken in Egypt is Arabic.
• Ancient Egyptians invented paper using papyrus.
• Hieroglyphics was a writing system used by the ancient Egyptians

Here is my name in Hieroglyphics. Jenny—

Here’s a website where you can translate your name: Translate!

To find out more about Egypt and a lot of other awesome countries, check out National Geographic Kids