Dears, I’m reclining on the couch watching BBC news after a delightful and insightful Abu Dhabi day. But it appears that while I was enjoying a peaceful celebration of national unity in the United Arab Emirates, the racial divides in the United States of America were deepening. I don’t know what to say about this Freaky Friday-like flip-flop…

Dear Dad, I’ve got myself one of those comfy leather chairs like you used to have. I’m leaning back in it now. Feet up on the ottoman. I just wish you were sitting on it instead of me. I’d be on the couch to your left and I’d make you laugh like a hyena with some…

Dears, I can’t believe it. Three months ago, I arrived in Abu Dhabi and figured that I’d never ever get used to the sight of the city or its inhabitants. Truth is, I was prepared to hate this place. Wrongy wrongy wrong wrong. I am now very very very used to the sights and sounds of Abu…