Yet, I was still overjoyed to be there. One of my very best friends Jenny moved to Dubai some time a go and it had been a long time since I'd last seen her.
Back in 2002, we had barely known each other, and yet, studying abroad in America we became best friends, traveling over the course of the next year to both the West and the East coasts together, as well as to Mexico.
After moving back to the UK and graduating, Jenny moved down to London and eventually to Dubai to continue her Journalism career, while I moved back to the states to pursue a masters degree and accept the marketing and advertising position I currently hold.
Getting through passport control in Dubai first though was a nightmare. It felt almost like revenge for all the restrictions the US have placed on Arab entrants, as it took almost two hours to get through and get my baggage.
Little did I know, the chaos of the airport would epitomize the country's infrastructure as a whole!
Either way, we quickly got down to what we both do best -- drinking!
Alcohol is insanely expensive in Dubai, but warned ahead of time I'd stopped in duty free and picked up a case of Budweiser, bottles of wine and vodka, and a case of an unknown beer Tsing Tao (when in Rome!)
Beers on the rooftop overlooking Jumeierah
Also, Thursday night marks the start of the weekend in Dubai where residents typically take Friday and Saturday off work, returning Sunday. So, with all the booze and no work tomorrow for Jenny and her friends, it is needless to say that Thursday night was a night well spent!
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