Back in US!

After a month long journey and two kids with dysentery, I am happy to be back home in California. I am still recovering from my jet-lag. These days I am sleeping very early, probably by 8:30 PM because of the jet-lag. Hopefully I will over with that by the end of this week.

On my way back from India we stayed 4 days in Dubai, UAE. It is amazing how they have constructed that huge city in the middle of a desert. The Burj Dubai, Burj Al Arab and the Palm Jumeriah are impressive. Dubai seemed to be an extension of Kerala since we could go into any store and start talking in Malayalam. Probably half of Dubai residents are people from Kerala, India. The food there is cheap and good. The third day, we went on a desert safari which we all enjoyed. My kids had a blast riding ATV on desert.

However I am amazed by the lack of the concept of a family (at least in the public), especially among local population. It is hard to find a family go together to a mall or a restaurant. You can see groups of men and groups of ladies roaming separately which is hard to see in US or any other western country.