As I mentioned, Tuesday morning I called Andre, one of the friends here in town, to see if he wanted to go with me to see some part of town. He is from Brazil, has lived in Minn., and for the past 8 months (I think) has lived in Dubai. He wanted to go to the Dubai Museum and the nearby souks: textile, gold, and spice. After waiting for almost an hour for the right bus to take me to that part of town, it passed without stopping. So it was lunch time by the time I met up with poor Andre. We ate and then went through the Museum. Afterwards, we wandered around the streets, through the souks. I was glad Andre was along to remind to take pictures. He's really into photography, so he took pictures of everything. Sometimes I get so caught up in looking at everything around me I forget.
You would think I wouldn't know anybody in common with someone from Brazil, living in Dubai. But, as it turns out, he knows the two other Brazilians I know (Josh, Philly; Marcio, NJ/now FL) Josh Leclair from Wisconsin, and Rachel Henderson, who is going to the same school as Ashley in Ecuador. Interesting!
Today, I woke up tired. I didn't sleep as well last night, which is usual for me, but I hadn't been having any trouble the last few nights. So when I woke up around 7:30, I decided just to hang out here for a while and go to the beach. The beach is just a ten minute walk from the house, and it isn't crowded at all. It's right beside the Burj Al Arab, the world's only 7-star hotel, shaped like a sail. I can only afford to lay on the beach and look at it from the outside. The water is nice and warm, not frigid like the N. Atlantic.
This evening, I had dinner with the family, played with the kids for a while, and now I need to decide what to do tomorrow. Hmm......
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