Well, this is a first day-in-Dubai update. It was a great day--even with the jet lag. Met 3 new people--we all live in the same building. Got together for dinner tonight in the hotel--great Thai food restaurant called the Blue Elephant. Wende is from Australia. Valerie is most recently from Cypress and Anke is from Germany. There were 25 new faculty members across the University from all over the world. Several from the US, then Egypt, Canada, UK, Germany, Australia, etc.
They took us to our apartments. Very nice--spacious. Huge pool. Whole complex sits on top of a shopping mall (oh oh--this could be bad). It is called the Al Gherair Center and is in Deira--an older section of Dubai--close to the Corniche on the Gulf. Valerie has a view of the Gulf from her apartment--very nice.
Promise to post pictures soon. Going now before I completely crash in the middle of the lobby.
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Pool? And a shopping mall too? Awesome! You're golden.
I hear cookies cure jetlag. I'll see if Tiff's delivers to you.
We saw Marfa lights again. Good times. Weird trip. Will tell you more later.
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