I went to Yas Island a few weeks back to see Shakira and Amr Diab in concert.  I took this video with my old, old sony camera. It's ...

“Where you go Miss?” “The bus station in Bur Dubai, please.” “You mean Diera, right?” “No, the one in Bur Dubai, near the gold souk and C...

So you're just sitting in the kitchen, enjoying your morning bowl of Special K, and you're perusing the box, as people do with brea...

At the top of this U-Turn sign in Al Ain it says Alhamdo-lillah,  which means "Praise to God".  The UAE is unlike anywhere else....

Over the past few weeks, news of the Adams River Sockeye run has been coming at us via TV, radio and through rave reviews from excited frien...

Three of my students at the museum, (I call this pic "Three Sheets to the Wind"). Back in Canada, when I told most people we were...

Every morning we blow through the doors of the University. Out of the heat, and into the cold colourless lobby. Marble floors support black ...

Years ago, when my sister first arrived in Al Ain, she went out to the Emirate's one and only camel and livestock souk. She came back...

Perhaps the biggest change we've seen comes in the form of Mona, our favorite student from last year. She was engaged the day after w...

These are Fatima's hands.  Fatima is a high school student who's landed a spot in my morning class. Although she let me photograph ...

Last week we had a whole day of Indian cooking, a classmate asked me about Hampi, the Globe and Mail published and article on the caves of E...

So today we started on beef. Chef C took us through all the parts of the cow and explained what came from where and what to use the cuts for...

The sisters are working on a new project! Mel and I recently took a trip to the Topkapi Palace and spent a lot of time looking at the tali...

As our minibus rounds the corner and Hasankeyf comes into view, both sisters become visibly excited. “Let’s go!” and we're off across ...