well it has been a few weeks since I have posted and thought I would send another post before I am off to Thailand for the break.
I have done a lot in the last few weeks, it has been amazing. I went golfing just outside of dubai in Al Rhash Khaimah at a course called Tower links, it was a tough course but the best part at 5pm when the lights came on. we played the last holes under the lights. it was amazing. very cool experience for sure. you loose the ball when it goes above the lights, but is very easy to find when it comes back into the light. I will post pictures of them soon!. I played alright, but I found that not practicing a lot you loose your swing fast. the positive thing of that is we are now getting a discount at the course across the street from our school where we can go everyday.
It is getting cool around here, at night it dips to 22ish and then during the day it goes up to 27-30 degrees most days. it threatened rain a few days ago but nothing came of it. we have yet to see any kind of rain since I moved here. it is a very weird feeling not to have any change in the weather then humidity and heat.
last weekend I got to be involved in the Dubai Rugby 7s. it was an amazing experience. there were 30 000 people there and hundreds of players playing. there was an international tournament as well as a social side that included 3 divisions of mens games, ladies games and old boys, but the new political correct way of saying this is veterans now...
It was 3 days long and I reffed 29 games, I was exhausted afterward but it was such a fun time, if you know a rugby ref i highly recommend that they come to Dubai to help, they take refs from all over the world. we had 75 refs at this tournament.
we got there at 8am and left around 11pm most days. this was one of the first tournaments that beer was not an option at the end of the day, we were way too tired.
well that is the jist of what has gone on in the last few weeks, school is amazing, the kids are wired for break like anywhere else in the world. the biggest difference is that most of the students are traveling all over the world at break. I am excited to go to Thailand for break, there will be tons of pictures when i get back I am sure!
I will be missing Canada big time at Christmas but I think this is a must do experience. Funny enough that I am missing the cold and snow, it still feels like the summer and I am not sure my mind can get around the fact I will not see much snow for a while. good thing there is ski dubai so i can get my fill when I need it.
well all I hope everyone has a very happy holiday, I miss everyone and look forward to even a quick e-mail to say hi!!
chegge@gmail.com
Merry Christmas everyone!!
Curtis
