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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Nescafe, Unexamined
Dears, I woke upon hearing the call to prayer at 4 a.m. and couldn’t get back to sleep. Now that it’s finally 6:30 a.m., I’ve given up trying in favor of sipping Nescafe. I can’t quite figure out what Nescafe is exactly. I’ve had it in other parts of the world at other times in my life,…
Stand By Me, Unless You are Asleep
Dears, Day one has come and gone. I am invigorated. And surprised. I had a secret fear that I’d hate Abu Dhabi. Yet, I also figured that if I expected to dislike this place, then I might actually like it because of my extreme case of opposite disorder. But I never expected to love it. And that’s not my jet…
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