Dolphins, Rain, and Registration

DOLPHINS:

For my birthday last month, Jaclyn got us a ‘swimming with dolphins’ experience at the Dubai Dolphinarium. We got to spend about 20 minutes in the pool with the dolphins as they pulled us around the pool. We had a blast doing it, even though sometimes it felt like we were riding bucking broncos. The dolphins have unbelievable power, but yet they are so gentle and cognizant of their surroundings.

RAIN:

From the 27th of February through the 2nd of March, we got about 2 inches of rain in the UAE. A normal person would think “that doesn’t sound like so much water”. A desert dweller would beg to differ though. The drainage systems here are not very well built or maintained. In one area, three (of the four) lanes on the major road between Dubai and Abu Dhabi were flooded. One of the main roads around Dubai was totally closed for about a day. Some of my co-workers could not physically make it from their homes to work (without a boat). Jaclyn actually had a ‘rain-day’ from school, a day after the rain had stopped.

The flooding got worse for about a day after the rain stopped. Check out the pictures from Sharjah (another city that is connected to Dubai). These pics were taken about a day after the rain stopped.

REGISTRATION:

On March 4th, Jaclyn took her exam (boards) to become a Registered Occupational Therapist (OTR). We decided that we would celebrate a ‘pass’ on her part that evening. Then, a few days later, we got her scores back and found out that she actually did pass. A big congratulations goes out to Jac.

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