That's how long it's been since I've even touched this blog. How embarrassing. I found that while I really wanted to use this format to keep in touch, I still prefer emails and phone calls. I feel that my expressions come across more clearly. However, when it comes to photos, only a blog will do!
I've really been lucky to be placed in Al Ain. It's a suburban town (albeit a 130km drive -- that's 80 miles to the US people), with all the amenities that a small city carries, while still rich in the Emirati culture in a way that perhaps Abu Dhabi and Dubai are disconnected from. You drive into Al Ain, surrounded by the uniquely rust-colored sand dunes, and enter into an oasis. Literally. That being said, the city that holds my heart is Dubai. The feeling there is electric and energetic, a cosmopolitan capital in the middle of the desert -- it feels like home crossed with New York. Which only makes sense in my head.
Here are a few photos of the UAE I've captured since I've last blogged.
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| Camels! |
I actually have a song I sing under my breath when I see camels in a truck. It is entitled, "Camels in a Truck"
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| Camels being taken back from the racetrack |
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| View of Al Ain from Jebel Hafeet |
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| Mercure Hotel -- Jebel Hafeet Al Ain |
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| Mercure Hotel at Jebel Hafeet -- Al Ain |
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| Sunset over the Date Palm Farms |
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| The Al Ain-Dubai Road |
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| The Mosque by my home at night |
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| Camel Crossing |
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| The Camels (and goats) that would be crossing by the roadside |
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| Dubai Skyline (Under Construction) |
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