Sunday, July 27, 2008

Live from Dubai

We arrived in Dubai last night. Our flight was about 12 hours long, but it was uneventful and it went by rather quickly. I got to seat next to a structural engineer who was coming to build another crazy building. He said whatever they were building was nearly impossible, but they are going to build it since they were going to pay them an insane amount of money.

Anyway, we decided to fight our lack of sleep and venture out in the city. We found a tour guide named Sharif who had agreed to take us out in the middle of the night. Dubai is a city of light in the middle of the dessert. There were as many skyscrapper as NYC, but much modern. There are constructions everywhere you look. We got to see the 7 star hotel, dipped our feet in the warm water of Arabian Sea, walked in the indoor ski slope, and more...

We are heading out to Uganda in a few minutes. Wish us luck.

5 comments:

Anne Laubisch said...

THANKS for the update!!! we are all enjoying knowing your travels. Sounds like you are all going to make the most of this experience...Give our love to Jamie and the best to ALL of you..You are all in our prayers...
Stay safe!!!! Anne Laubisch (jamie's mom)

Unknown said...

Hi Viv and all,
It is great to know that you are having fun! Have a safe and productive trip!!
You are all in my prayers.....
Viv's mom...Buddha's bless you Viv

Unknown said...

So glad to hear that you arrived safely. I'll be watching the blog daily. My best to all of you and I'm also requesting to send my love to Jamie! (I'm her sister). Sending prayers to all.
molly morgan

Tara said...

Hello, Family and Friends of the Africa Team - we heard from the team tonight that they have arrived safe and sound at the first leg of the trip. They will start the clinics tomorrow. We will keep you updated as we here from the team.
Tara Paeglow

theresaw said...

Hi Team,
We are so glad you are all safe. Looking forward to the updates. Stay safe, have fun and take care of each other!
Hugs,
Theresa & Linda (Family Medicine)