Last night I arrived safely in the United Arab Emirates. Flights were pretty good, I slept through almost all of it. Unfortunately because of all of this sleep I wasn’t able to sleep at all when I arrived. I made it most of the day without a nap then I crashed about 1 and slept till 5. Not the best idea when you’re trying to adjust but it’s now almost 11 so I think I’ve made up for it… at least a little.
My brother showed me around a little today and I meant to take some pictures but didn’t really get to it. I’m going to start putting pictures up here though so keep checking back.
In other news I activated (with the help of Cantu, thanks again Kevin!) International roaming on my phone. It isn’t cheap, but also not terrible ($5/month + $.20/min to the states $.10/min local). It makes it so I can call local numbers though (like family cell phones) and make a couple important calls back home so I think it’s worth it. The alternative plan is $2.49/min in the UAE and no monthly charge, but that’s only worth it if you are in a low rate area (like Europe, UAE unfortunately is at the top of the price scale).
Check back frequently for updates from the Emirates!
I'm Trevin Ward, I'm a Political Science Student at Iowa State University in Ames, IA.