About two weeks ago I went to Dubai in the United Arab
Emirates because I had a crazy bad toothache. It was great fun. And also kinda
sucked since I did have to visit the dentist and I like them about as much as
I’d like to have my toes chopped off.
Dubai Adventure:
1. We need
to rename the toothache to some terrible, fingernails on chalkboard-esque word.
Toothache
Pain Scale Pre-toothache Experience:
10 – Bumped
funny bone
5 – Toothache
1 – Scraped
knee
Cure: Apply
Pressure.
Thoughts:
Suck it up and stop acting like you just birthed a child.
Actual Pain
Scale of a Toothache:
10 – Chinese
Water Torture
5 – Toothache
1 – Gunshot
wound
Cure:
Morphine
Thoughts:
#@!% and other such obscenities.
Clearly, the
word toothache just doesn’t wholly comprise that type of excruciating pain. A
rename is needed.
2. I’d like
to apologize. I was previously under the impression that it was part of a taxi
driver’s job to know major locations within the city. My mistake. The drivers
all asked me for directions. Do I turn here? Uhm any beach will do just drive
in the general direction of water. Maybe, Dubai, we should consider ensuring
drivers know how to get to a few general places. Nothing to crazy—just maybe
the Dubai Mall, beach, and airport.
3. Apparently
Mexican, French, and Swedish equals Afghani. I think everyone in Dubai asked if
I was from Afghanistan. Pre-telling that I worked there. Guess its good to know
I can blend in if needed. Although burkas seem to have the same effect.
4. I had the opportunity to stay in an amazingly nice 5 star hotel.
Cool huh? Agreed. One night I didn’t want to leave my room to search for food.
I decided to order room service something I’d previously never done.
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I think they had to unscrew the wall sign in
order to get me a menu
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The man wouldn’t let me take the tray at the
door. My room was messy and I got embarrassed. So I tried to close the door and
clean it up real quick.
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The lasagna was Shepherd’s Pie.
5. A few other things that happened. I walked about 4 miles in the
crazy hot heat because I didn’t think it was important to tell my bank I’d be
in another country. Turns out it is. A kind man from the gas station I asked
directions at rescued me. I missed my airplane. Technically there was still an
hour before it took off but the girl was following rules. Boo. I ate Lebanese
food and it is soo amazing. Try it. I made friends with a girl from Canada and
a guy from Jordan. They’re pretty cool.
Since being back I’ve moved to a real office and been given an
avocado and a scarf. Yay Afghanland!
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| Room Service :) |
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| Afghanistan |
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| From the air--this is what I breathe in everyday |
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Doc Holladay, Me, Edita, Sheryl
wearing our new scarves! |
