Sunday, August 22, 2010

On Our Way to the US

Dubai—the gateway to the world. Seems nowadays the whole world travels in and out of this cosmopolitan city of the Middle East. So it was no surprise that one tall man in a red shirt was shepherding 21 blue shirts through this ginormous terminal from one airline to another. They had about 6 hours to spare and after getting their boarding passes, Tom let the kids loose for awhile to look at all the stores. After some browsing and sniffing out the Internet lounge, Tom treated his hungry brood to their first taste of America—McDonald’s. It isn’t the healthiest of choices but it was a break from all the Indian food they’ve been eating the last month. 22 McRoyal meals=22 happy students and teacher. Tom did this rite of passage last year in the Dubai airport and it worked out well, so he’ll probably make it a tradition. After downing their burgers, fries and Cokes, they looked out on the giant mall below, taking in one last time all the glitter and glitz of the Dubai International airport. After a little more time in the Internet café, they began boarding their flight to DC, ready for the 14 hour flight to the US.

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