Cultural day

The nation's independence day is next week and tonight the women hosted cultural dances on the women's campus. I am a lucky guy to have had an opportunity to witness the event. There were hundreds of students but only a few faculty and of those only 2 others were male.
It was spectacular to watch the dances from the Sudanese, Emiraties and Lebanese. I would have loved to have taken pictures to put on the blog, but they would have probably marked my last day in the Emirates.
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Tonight Mike, Ann and I drove to the top of Jebel Hafeet to listen to a French band. It was also great. Unfortunately, it was very, very cold. It's the first time I have been cold in six months.
This is a pic from my hotel room during my first week. Jebel Hafeet is the mountain you barely make out in the background.
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I left my apartment at 7:30 this morning and didn't get back until 11:30 tonight. Long day. Good day, but long. On top of all that Mike has forwarded me a picture of Pedro, a pug in Dubai in need of a home.
First, I hope Pedro's head grows. Those are the most serious bug eyes I've ever seen on a dog. There's a Pedro pic that's even worse but I can't put it on the blog because I don't want to see it again.

Second, I've told Mike to let the guy know that I'd be interested in shared custody. I won't take full custody. There's no way I could own a dog that had to be kenneled for the extended time I'm back in Iowa.

Update: No Pedro. He's been given to an agency that finds homes for dogs. I'm going to believe that he's found a good home. I can't think otherwise.