A nice dinner and peace and quiet in a hotel by the Formula 1 circuit at Yas Island. Not the worst way to pass the time after a flight delay, and although I've spent most of the day watching Arabic TV and sleeping, I figured I might as well take the chance to update! It occurred to me today at the airport that almost every time I've traveled with my classmates, we've been mistaken as relatives in some form...either siblings or spouses. And I'm not talking about people who are besties at school, either. Yay for familial codependence. Great and so far not dysfunctional.

Anyway, I also added riding the world's fastest roller coaster to my Experience Junkie Encounter list. Let me tell you, sittin' in the front seat of that thing is nothing like sittin' in the back seat, so I don't care what day of the week it is...you'd better make your mind up which seat you can take.