It's a SMALL SMALL World!

Sorry for the looong delay since last post. All is well in UAE though it's still almost 100 every day. At least it's not so humid. Two of my former classmates from University of Arizona started jobs here in August/September: Paul Barney moved from Boston to Al Ain and Jeremy Palmer from Cornell to Sharjah. I will upload some photos eventually. Both are settling well. Anyway, I almost fell over when I saw the local newspaper carrying a story about going to RHODE ISLAND for higher education. Agreed there are some great schools there, but honestly, I doubt anyone from the Gulf States would feel very comfortable living in Rhode Island - the climate & culture are just too different! Here is a link to the article: http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/education/seaside-education-on-rhode-island-1.690640
It even has pictures of Johnson & Wales! Could you imagine a young Emirati guy falling for an Italian girl from Johnston?!? I think we'd have a sitcom in the making. Anyway, hope everyone is getting ready for Fall foliage, apple pies and Halloween!