It's my last day in Abu Dhabi. I leave tomorrow to head back to Cairo until Tuesday, where I will be visiting a local swim club and giving suggestions on a business model. This is becoming increasingly important in the Middle East, and they simply don't have the experience or know-how to set up things like this. As some of you know, I started my own business last year (www.globalswim.com) where I do consulting work with swim teams on how to best run an efficient program. I was taken to dinner 2 evenings ago by the president of the UAE Federation, and he asked me if I was willing to contract some consulting in the next year, so economy down and all, it may be a good year for me and my business!
Let me tell you about cell phones over here. They are relatively new to people here, and EVERYONE has one! They obviously aren't to the point where the phones are annoying yet, but when they ring, they WILL NOT answer it until their ring tone has completed the song (maybe 30 seconds long, and voices of Eminem, Fitty Cent, and Akon fill the air (usually at the loudest volume possible!).
VERY windy here today, and you can see the sandstorms in the distance, and a cloud of sand immerses downtown Abu Dhabi on the horizon...
My next report will come from Cairo, then from Frankfurt, Germany (I wish I had more time to stay here, as I really like Germany a lot!)
Have a great weekend everyone!
Ron
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