We had just one CIEE related activity this day – a farewell brunch at 2:00 pm. With the entire morning to kill, K. and I decided to go for a…
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We had just one CIEE related activity this day – a farewell brunch at 2:00 pm. With the entire morning to kill, K. and I decided to go for a…
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We were back at AUS this day for another lecture. This time it was Dr. O. Ishaq Tijani on gender and culture in the gulf from a literary perspective. Also present…
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We had a full day guided tour by Dr. Samia Rab to Ras Al Khaima, one of the less affluent Emirates, and to Sharjah. I shot another photo as we…
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This day started with another trip out to the American University of Sharjah. While I typically sat in the back of the van, I requested to sit in the front…
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Day 6 was a day of panels and lectures. We started out with a panel presentation on the UAE as the new Arab media hub. Panelists included Abeer Al-Najjar, an Assistant…
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This was our first day of lectures. CIEE has a center at the American University of Sharjah (AUS) and they drew upon the expertise of the professors there to give…
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Our first full day was a day of site visits. The first stop was Masdar City in the emirate of Abu Dhabi. Masdar City is being billed as the first…
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My first full day in the UAE was a Friday. I didn’t realize it at the time, but the weekend in the UAE is Friday and Saturday, not Saturday and…
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My first flight took me to Newark. There I boarded a flight for Zurich, Switzerland. In examining my itinerary I realized I had a four hour layover. Ever up for…
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Toren has a funny way of saying Granmary, which is what Debi’s Mom, Rosemary, prefers to be called by her grandkids. He adds a cute “ny-ny-ny” at the end. It’s…
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