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[stevethepirate]

I havent been posting much lately. Seems like every time i come on here to check whats up, theres nothing new. I finally have a minute, so i'll post an update on my situation!

I finished my classes over here a few weeks ago. I've been doing some personal research, and i have to have a 30-40 page thesis written by friday. I took the time to travel a bit, meet some more people, work on the Arabic, etc. I had a taxi driver tonight say that it sounds like i have been studying arabic for years... didnt believe me when I said its only been 2 and a half or 3 months. Last week I had a guy next to me on the plane ask if i was egyptian (he was a local... i was talking to him in arabic) and a waiter ask if I was yemeni after ordering in Arabic. Definitely a confidence boost!

Unfortunately I head back home next wednesday. 19 hour flight... woot woot (kill me)
Time went way too fast. Now I'm just trying to plan a time to come back here. For now I need to get home and see the family though. Its definitely not easy leaving your whole life behind you for so long, and not really being able to talk to people.

I'm just looking forward to christmas.

Here are some of the newest pictures... Im just posting ones of me, because I'm on facebook right now and internet is too slow to find anything else. Sorry if I've posted them already. deal with it.


Here is one from when we first got here... just got uploaded though. (i know how to tie the massar a lot better now!)



After a night in Dubai. Me and the other guy in the picture were tired of paying so much for glasses of whisky... so we said screw it and started getting bottle service. That was the night when we stumbled into the Emirates Tower and were screaming in Arabic asking where all the ladies were. (i think i spent $200 myself at the bar)




Me and my new homie




And the most recent... Saw the sign and had to get a picture.




Not many new pictures on photobucket... but still have over 1000 or so on there. I posted the link before, but I'll find it again if anyone wants. And as always, if anyone wants to hear more about the middle east, I'm always willing to share my experiences!

[stevethepirate]

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I have to say, the thing im looking forward to the most about being home is being able to drive my cars!
I hope there is a day without rain or snow when I can take them out.
Its still hitting high 80's-90's here. american weather is going to be a shock.

[UDLOSE98]

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you were gone?
Welcome back.

[Blizzard242]

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I have to say, the thing im looking forward to the most about being home is being able to drive my cars!
I hope there is a day without rain or snow when I can take them out.
Its still hitting high 80's-90's here. american weather is going to be a shock.

Yeah.. I think we hit a high of 36 in Toledo today. Get ready for some shrinkage.

[vanbibber]

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theres nothing to check because the site has slowed down to a crawl and its pretty much hit rock bottom. mods are rare, admins are too busy, all the vets have left for the most part or moved on. the site is starting to collect some dust.

[whitdog54]

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yea....i think its time to open up a "kill stories" section that usually brings some hype

[stevethepirate]

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yeah.... no.






Oman is trying to keep me here. I just saw rain for the first time since I left the states in August. granted it was a light sprinkle for all of 3 minutes, haha. I had my clothes hanging on the roof, and they weren't even damp from it.

[kristen]

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sounds like a blast

[Mighty Thor]

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I didn't know you were gone either. I haven't seen you post much, but then again many of the old timers are not posting much.

Good to know you're coming back.

My late Grandpa knows Arabic. He spoke 7 or 9 different languages: English, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Vietmanese, Tagalog and I think Portugese and German too.

[tkoforpresident]

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theres nothing to check because the site has slowed down to a crawl and its pretty much hit rock bottom. mods are rare, admins are too busy, all the vets have left for the most part or moved on. the site is starting to collect some dust.

Maybe I should post up some guinea pig pics???













wait, nvm :tdown:


i'm doing an epic build up on my 3.4 but thats not gonna be for at least 5 more months, and i don't really got anything til then. This site is DEAD.


steve- cool pics, where is dubai?

[stevethepirate]

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Dubai is in the United Arab Emirates. I am currently in Oman. It is in the gulf, along the coast. To the north we are bordered by the UAE, to the west, Saudi Arabia, and to the south, Yemen. Just to give you an idea of where the country is. Most people in America haven't heard of it because A. Its peaceful, and B. All of the oil here goes to Asia.

Thor- thats impressive! I'm working on getting there, its just taking time... I'm at English, Italian, Spanish and Arabic currently. They keep trying to teach me Swahili, but I'm trying to focus on Arabic for now!