In early April Debi and I had a conference in New Orleans where we presenting a poster with one of my students. Since both of us were going, we decided…
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It’s a big world…
In early April Debi and I had a conference in New Orleans where we presenting a poster with one of my students. Since both of us were going, we decided…
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In March I traveled with a group of students to Oklahoma to volunteer during spring break. On the last day the volunteer trips typically include an excursion. While we were…
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I probably don’t need to include this day in the trip report, but I’m going to use it to reflect a little bit, so I’ll include it. As noted in…
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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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