Oh, so wrong!

A rare comment

From a colleague: "Among faculty you are one of the quieter ones."

Driver's license

If I am ever charged with a crime I'm sure this is the picture they'll use.

Pork

For those who feared I wouldn't be able to enjoy a pork chop in the middle east... They have stores with an entire section dedicated to pork products. Because this nation caters to people from all over the world they have pork products I've never seen before (like whatever Ann is holding below).

Everything is in English. Sometimes the translation doesn't work. For example, there's a restaurant in the mall offering "phlegm". I have no idea what they meant to say. I can't bring myself to order it to find out!
Here's Ann with a funny one yesterday... (If you can't see it well double click on the picture.)

Arrival in UAE

I made it in safely. Thanks to the University, upon arrival in Dubai I was able to bypass very long (and not very pleasant smelling) lines.
Ann and I went shopping this morning and I really couldn't think of anything I couldn't find. In other words from really cheap red onions to stew meat I found every non-pork product I was looking for...
Ann said cabs were cheap. Imagine a 15 minute cab ride for $1. Roundabouts will take some getting used to but the traffic is not that bad.
Anyhow, I'm in and alive. Everything went smoother than I could have expected.