Dubai Part 1
No photos in this edition!
A brief overview of the school trip to Dubai:
Our flight was delayed about 3 hours (so common) but we found out during the school day so we didn't have to rush to the airport after school. We arrived in Dubai around midnight and by the time we got to the school and sent our students with their hosts and got to bed, it was almost 2am. The next day started at 8 with a meeting and then a full day of rehearsals.
That night, my colleague and I decided to go to the Cirque du Soleil as we hadn't seen it and it was playing so WHY NOT? It was pretty awesome! Except the music was very calm and I was tired so I struggled against sleep for about 20 minutes but otherwise- the body movement and control of the performers is incredible.
Friday after rehearsals we went to the mall and I attempted a snowboard lesson. The cool temperature was awesome but I was not so interested in the falling down part of the learning process that day. It was fun but my friend and I left the snow park after awhile to wander around the mall.
Saturday was the gala performance which was AWESOME! Then we went to dinner at the drama teacher's house. It was fantastic. It's such a treat to spend days with other arts teachers. Thank goodness.
Dubai is like a legoland- the buildings are new and pristine and everything, even the trees and flowers look manufactured, like plastic lego flora. It was beautiful in an odd way, and very surreal. You will see pictures soon.
That's all for now, folks!
A brief overview of the school trip to Dubai:
Our flight was delayed about 3 hours (so common) but we found out during the school day so we didn't have to rush to the airport after school. We arrived in Dubai around midnight and by the time we got to the school and sent our students with their hosts and got to bed, it was almost 2am. The next day started at 8 with a meeting and then a full day of rehearsals.
That night, my colleague and I decided to go to the Cirque du Soleil as we hadn't seen it and it was playing so WHY NOT? It was pretty awesome! Except the music was very calm and I was tired so I struggled against sleep for about 20 minutes but otherwise- the body movement and control of the performers is incredible.
Friday after rehearsals we went to the mall and I attempted a snowboard lesson. The cool temperature was awesome but I was not so interested in the falling down part of the learning process that day. It was fun but my friend and I left the snow park after awhile to wander around the mall.
Saturday was the gala performance which was AWESOME! Then we went to dinner at the drama teacher's house. It was fantastic. It's such a treat to spend days with other arts teachers. Thank goodness.
Dubai is like a legoland- the buildings are new and pristine and everything, even the trees and flowers look manufactured, like plastic lego flora. It was beautiful in an odd way, and very surreal. You will see pictures soon.
That's all for now, folks!
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