Dears, I’m enjoying a cup of hot soup on a 108-degree day because I have a cold. Otherwise, things continue to go swimmingly in the desert. Except the cab rides. Taxi drivers are notorious for weaving in and out of traffic at hair-raising speeds. Which is why we’ve picked our favorite driver, Xavier Francis from Uganda,…
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Monologue in a Monokini
Dears, We’ve been here a week already. So much learned; so much more to know. Here’s a random sampling of the highs and lows: JETLAG and EXTREME HEAT create EXTREME LAG and JET HEAT. I feel faint if I go outside between 11 and 3 p.m. Today, I had to wait OUTSIDE at David’s school to pick…
Swim Lessons, Courtesy of the Arab Gulf
Dears, We’ve taken the plunge. Several, in fact. Yesterday, I entered the salt waters of Abu Dhabi. You may know this place as the Persian Gulf, but here it’s called the Arab Gulf. And, man oh man, is it salty. It’s also warm, very warm. Like a hot tub that’s not so hot. David and I swam out…
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