Sharjah's part of the United Arab Emirates, a small, Middle-Eastern country that borders Saudi Arabia, Oman, and the Persian Gulf. Though a quick, fifteen-minute bus ride to glitzy Dubai (also part of the UAE), Sharjah maintains more conservative decency laws that mandate modest dress, ban alcohol, and limit how men and women interact in public places.
I spent one year in Lebanon, but Sharjah's as far, culturally and geographically, from Lebanon as you can get and still be in the Middle East. I'll be teaching English at a University in Sharjah, spending time writing, and, hopefully, traveling as much as possible in the region before the sabbatical clock strikes Midnight in June.
Stay tuned for stories, observations, and pictures. I leave for Sharjah on January 23, five short days from now. In the meantime, Geography 101:
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