So, I’ve lived in the UAE for nearly 5 years now and have only had visitors in the first six months I moved here, who were my mom and aunt. Despite offering to pay for plane tickets to a few people, no one else has ever made the time or effort to come see me… until last week!
My friend from high school days was on his way to Afghanistan and so he made a stopover in Dubai. I went to meet him and we had a good time in the short visit.
After picking him up from the airport, we made a quick stop at the hotel. Then, were off to go to The Top of the Burj Khalifa.
From there, we went back to the hotel where someone had left a cake in his room. So, we unabashedly dug into that!
Then, we proceeded to stay up until nearly 3am talking and sharing stories.
The morning was a bit chaotic, but we managed to sneak in for a free breakfast and then he was back to the airport. It was lovely to catch up and to have a visitor.Β I may be donating my miles to him since he’s probably the only person I know who would actually use them to see me! π
-T π
