![]() Perhaps it’s no coincidence when working on a story about a Slug that likes to take things slow, the story of how the book got developed has a slower pace as well. “Being able to now read the book as a bedtime story to my boy is a wonderful feeling.” The journey to completion Please turn on JavaScript to view this video The evolution of the storyboards to the final illustrations in the book Wanting to mimic the iridescent sheen and sticky sensation of the slime, the slimy trail left behind on each page by Slug has been printed using a spot varnish. I wanted to invite children to experience the book in a more tactile way-a way to actively and literally be able to follow the adventures of Slug with their fingers. This experience turned out to be an essential inspiration for the picture book. And even though I lost some salads, what did grow abundantly was a childlike joy of following along these otherwise nearly invisible trails, wondering what adventures these curious creatures had the night before. But my initial horror soon turned into amazement when I saw how the morning sun reflected almost iridescently on the zig-zagging chaos of slimy slug trails. ![]() One morning, I went out to my vegetable garden to discover the remnants of what must have been a veritable ‘slug party’ in the salad patch. Brownell dropped his first-round match while Crouin reached the Round of 32.“I wanted to invite children to experience the book in a more tactile way-a way to actively and literally be able to follow the adventures of Slug with their fingers.” Slimy inspiration On the men's side, Victor Crouin '22 and Timmy Brownell '20 were competing alongside Farag. Also on the women's side, Sabrina Sobhy '19 made a run to the round of 16 while Hana Moataz '22 and Marina Stefanoni '24 fell in their opening round matches. Amanda Sobhy '15 and Gina Kennedy '20, who were both seeded inside the top-10, advanced to the quarterfinals. ![]() Seven other former and current Crimson were competing at the PSA World Championships which began on May 3. Farag helped lead the Crimson to a CSA Team Championship in his senior campaign, where they cruised past Penn, Franklin & Marshall and Trinity all 9-0 to claim the title. In both his sophomore year and senior year, Farag won the Pool Cup, being crowned the CSA Individual Champion and finishing ranked No. After transferring from The American School in Cairo, Farag also nabbed Ivy League Rookie of the Year in 2011-12. In each of his three years, Farag was named All-American First-Team, All-Ivy First-Team, and Ivy League Player of the Year. PSA World Championships Farag's Harvard Historyįarag is no stranger to championships and accolades as his three year stint at Harvard cemented him as one of the greatest all time in Harvard history. He just loves this tournament ? has won his FOURTH Worlds title ? #PSAWorldChamps /l9RBQ7xUDj Impressively, Farag downed the former world champion in three games, 12-10, 11-6, 11-6. In the finals, the former Crimson standout battled Karim Abdel Gawad. 1 seeded Mostafa Asal, 3-1 (11-5, 11-8, 11-13, 11-2) in the semifinals.Īfter missing several months of competition due to injury, Farag has made his return, looking stronger than ever having won the British Open and now the PSA World Championships in the last month alone. ![]() 4 seed, Farag battled top competition all weekend to reach the finals. Hear the Egyptian's reaction ? #PSAWorldChamps /3Ho1hVPvTuĬoming into the PSA World Championships as the No. He now equals Amr Shabana's trophy haul ? claims a 4?th PSA World Championships title ? – This past week, former Harvard Men's Squash star Ali Farag '14 won his fourth World Championship and third in a row.
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