We had a wonderful holiday to Oman with my sister and Tyler. (See pics here.) Oman is very different from the UAE, although it's just next door. It's still a developing country, with a slower pace of life. We were shocked that its capital, Muscat, has no high-rises, and were quickly out viewing gorgeous canyons, cool crystal-blue wadis, mountains, and the seas of sand. Though we had the best time ever with Suzy and Tyler, we were happy to return home from the trip, and happy to be happy to return home from the trip, if you know what I mean! Reflecting on 2012, we've built a nice life here. We're on the road to recovery emotionally and financially since our whirlwind Peace Corps experience, and finally able to do things for ourselves, like save money and pay down student loans, diet in the New Year (no more all-you-eat-and-drink meals for the time being...), and do more simply fun stay-at-home projects like George Clooney movie marathons.
Tim has started at the naval college at physics faculty, and it sounds like he may also be able to teach a few classes at a very nearby (blocks from our flat...) women's college next month. In all ways things are looking much better for him than they did a few months back, when he was teaching tenth-grade maths.
And life continues onward...I'm participating in a conference in Muscat in a few weeks, and we're already planning holidays for the summer, the next time we get a chunk of time off. Life is good.
2011 was a tough year for us, no doubt, but of course we weren't the only ones. Hope life similarly continues to improve for our friends and family in 2012!
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