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It’s been a while. I technically shouldn’t be posting––to much work to do––but I thought I’d give a quick update.

This past weekend, I finally saw the real desert: the sand dunes of Arabia, the vast mountains of dust where it becomes easy to imagine the biblical world.

A few friends and I took a picnic to the top of a dune and even dune-bashed with some locals. It was not safe in the slightest and I was absolutely terrified the entire time. I will always remember it. Of course, I took lots of pictures: I’ll post them this weekend.

The biggest events since then: Saw a very censored version of Valentine’s Day. Heard the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. Had an Iranian guy ask me to take a picture with him because I “looked like his sister.” Um, no.

Oh and…I sat in the front row of Hilary Clinton’s Education City forum in Doha. It was quite exciting, especially because I was able to shake her hand after the event. I’m writing an article on it, so I’ll cover it in greater detail when that’s finished.

That’s all for now. Back to work.

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