Campus

How quiet is campus?  Extremely.  The semester doesn't start until the first week of February, so no students are around.  Weekends here are Friday/Saturday (Friday being the Islamic day of prayer) and yesterday was a holiday (Birthday of the Prophet), so most faculty have left town for the three-day weekend. 

I slept well, with the windows open, but woke early and took a long walk around campus as the sun rose.  Didn't expect Sharjah to be foggy, but it was.  AUS is clean and new (founded in 1997), anchored by a pretty library and an even prettier mosque in the middle of the academic buildings, and much of the outer campus perimeter is lined with faculty housing units and student dorms.  Spent most of the morning walking and exploring and then read, napped, and finished unpacking.  Dr. Rana spoiled me by bringing a delicious homemade dinner over again--so overwhelmed by the hospitality!

Did another short stroll this evening, shortly before sundown and took some pictures (Click to enlarge):

Library:   

Other buildings in the middle of campus: