Hello all,
I just wanted to take this time to thank everyone at FTR International Inc. for everything that they did for all of us. They were the best hosts anyone could have ever asked for and each of their employees was extremely kind and respectful to all of us. I was extremely impressed with how proffessional each and every one of their employees was. There is no way of putting how thankful I am into words.
On our last day in Saudi Arabia yesterday, we all got to do a bit of shopping at the local markets. It was great to see the culture one last time before we had to take off. It was also fun for all of us to test out our bargaining skills. We also had the pleasure of eating dinner with the KSU proffessors in the Civil Engineering department, as well as some of their students that we previously met during our visit to the university. They were all extremely kind and it was great to have the chance to hang out with some locals. Everybody that I got the chance to meet in Saudi Arabia was incredibly generous. For example, while at a photo shop, I was buying photo prints for some gifts for some gifts to some of the FTR employees. While in the shop, I got to converse with a local from Saudi Arabia and found out his brother lives in South Bend. After only a few minutes of talking, he insisted that he purchase our photos since we are guests in his country. This is just one of the many examples of how generous and hospitable the Saudi locals are.
Today, we got the chance to tour Dubai with our wonderful host Ron. It was a spectacular sight to see all of the towers and incredible hotels throughout the city. In one day, we went to the top of the tallest building in the world (Burj Khalifa), walked around the biggest mall in the world (Dubai Mall), saw the worlds largest aquarium and largest candystore. It was one amazing day but fortunately we also got the chance to see Dubai's indoor ski park called Ski Dubai. Unfortunately, only JD and myself got to go. This was one heck of an experience, especially since it was JD's first time ever skiing. Not many people can say their first time skiing was in the middle of the desert. I have never seen someone pick up skiing as fast as he did, so props to you JD. That is all for today, tomorrow we get to tour Abu Dhabi before we head back to Chicago.
Thanks,
Logan
I just wanted to take this time to thank everyone at FTR International Inc. for everything that they did for all of us. They were the best hosts anyone could have ever asked for and each of their employees was extremely kind and respectful to all of us. I was extremely impressed with how proffessional each and every one of their employees was. There is no way of putting how thankful I am into words.
On our last day in Saudi Arabia yesterday, we all got to do a bit of shopping at the local markets. It was great to see the culture one last time before we had to take off. It was also fun for all of us to test out our bargaining skills. We also had the pleasure of eating dinner with the KSU proffessors in the Civil Engineering department, as well as some of their students that we previously met during our visit to the university. They were all extremely kind and it was great to have the chance to hang out with some locals. Everybody that I got the chance to meet in Saudi Arabia was incredibly generous. For example, while at a photo shop, I was buying photo prints for some gifts for some gifts to some of the FTR employees. While in the shop, I got to converse with a local from Saudi Arabia and found out his brother lives in South Bend. After only a few minutes of talking, he insisted that he purchase our photos since we are guests in his country. This is just one of the many examples of how generous and hospitable the Saudi locals are.
Today, we got the chance to tour Dubai with our wonderful host Ron. It was a spectacular sight to see all of the towers and incredible hotels throughout the city. In one day, we went to the top of the tallest building in the world (Burj Khalifa), walked around the biggest mall in the world (Dubai Mall), saw the worlds largest aquarium and largest candystore. It was one amazing day but fortunately we also got the chance to see Dubai's indoor ski park called Ski Dubai. Unfortunately, only JD and myself got to go. This was one heck of an experience, especially since it was JD's first time ever skiing. Not many people can say their first time skiing was in the middle of the desert. I have never seen someone pick up skiing as fast as he did, so props to you JD. That is all for today, tomorrow we get to tour Abu Dhabi before we head back to Chicago.
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Thanks,
Logan
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