Mall Architecture

Nathalie visits from France

Nathalie was one of my ESL students in Miami. We've kept in touch over the years, visiting each other in Paris and Miami. She is the first guest to stay with us here in Dubai.

Sights Around Town

On the left is The Address Hotel with some cool indoor and outdoor bars. In the middle is the entrance to the Souk @ Dubai Mall. The night photo is the Dubai Creek in the old part of the city.

The picture says it all...

This is in JBR (Jumeirah Beach Residence) which is the South Beach of Dubai (minus the crime) where you can actually ride a camel along the shoreline.

CNN Heroes come to Sharjah

As part of this year's Mosaic theme of altruism at my job, HCT invited 6 former CNN Heroes. I was responsible for running the session for Brad Blauser who founded and runs Wheelchairs for Iraqi Kids in Baghdad. See http://www.wheelchairsforiraqikids.com/. Since Brad lives so close, he fles through Dubai quite often, so we met up on his last transit stop. He is doing amazing work there in Iraq, so you might want to make a donation. Other than that, we've been enjoying the the weather which has been amazingly cool and comfortable, only in the 80s and 90s with nice breezes and even some overcast days with rain showers! We spent a few hours at the beach yesterday and today. The water was clear and warm with big waves, but as usual, I forgot my camera. One of my former English students, Nathalie from France, is coming to visit tomorrow for a week, so I am sure we will have some pictures to post next week. Oh, and Happy Mother's Day!