Road Trip to Oman

Myself, along with fellow teachers; Nancy, Irma and Bonnie took a 5 hour drive from Abu Dhabi to the City of Muscat in the country of Oman. We were off from school for the Muslim holiday, Eid. Enjoy the pics.

At the beach with Nancy

Got beef?

Nice landmark

having fun at the souq (market place)

Tarik.. he worked at the hotel

A guy and his goats

another nice landmark

A place to shop

the port

A real Mexican chef in the middle east

I danced..she sang

Dining out.

My favorite laundry detergent

This stuff smells so good!

First Visit To Dubai

I really enjoyed Dubai.. I wish I had gotten better pics but we were on a bus tour. I can't wait to go back!

You can see the Burj al Arab in the background.. my favorite landmark!







The Atlantis Resort

New Bulletin Board

Our supervisor said that she wanted more attractive bulletin boards so.. what can I say.. I give the people what they want! This is an interactive bb.. the fruit is velcro-ed on.. the kids put the fruit in mom's basket depending on what's on the grocery list.

Dalia's Birthday Party

I don't know how old Dalia turned as this is a closely guarded secret, but I do know that her birthday party was a blast.
In attendance were people from ALL OVER the world. Dalia had "Happy Birthday" sung to her in 5 different languages; English, Arabic, Hindi, Spanish and French!

Kickin' It At the Corniche

This is my new friend, Nasser.
He and I went out for Shisha and spent 7 hours talking. His English is excellent.

I'm wearing an abaya and shayla (head scarf) just to match Nasser in his local dress. His white kandoora and matching ghutra looks nice, don't you think?
What he's wearing is equivalent to a business suit in the U.S.

Trip to the Fish Market

Today I saw varieties of fish I had never seen before.. Caught from the Gulf this morning.




That's Tamer, my crazy Palestinian brother.