no work and all play

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Finally done with work! We had our presentation on wednesday and it went very well. Brett did a good job of prepping us and we actually rehearsed a fair amount.

with a bit of work, i finally sorted out a trip to jordan. because of no visa, i probably won't be able to make it to pakistan. i leave for jordan on the 11th and then come back to madison on the 16th. i already have a lonely plant for jordan, so amman and petra are already on the list. i think my cousin may recommend one or two more places, but i have less than a week there.

by contrast, i have more than a week here in dubai and not that much to do. i will go to the gym, read books, watch movies, and hopefully visit some more with other mac kids. Soham is back in dubai now, Haider and I had dinner with him before Haider left (yup, he's back in pakistan so i am flying solo here).

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pictures for you from france.


there was a rollerblading party
we found cool drawings at the pompidou

we went out for sushi (the mango and crab was the best)

fam on the arc de triomphe, with eiffel tower in the background
a little whirl on the ferris wheel

and then we had some burgers.

France was the perfect vacation. It came just when I needed it and it was good to be with the sibs. And I know that I've told all of you this by now, but the weather was perfect.

I think I am gonna find some museums to go to this week and head over to Jumeirah (the palm and the madinat) and who knows what else? early morning at the beach? desert bbq? mountains of fujairah? i'm sure i'll find something.

i think i found an apartment for madison, if the poster responds to my email. now it's time to start thinking about plans for the spring/fall 09. another country? job/fellowship? hmmmm

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