So I finally finished my video for school. It's my first try with iMovie, actually it's my first movie PERIOD! Feel free to watch, but be gentle! :)
The travels of a girl called Bee! Goal: Travel as much as possible, learn from other cultures, and be a citizen of the world.
Monday, April 30, 2012
Sunday, April 15, 2012
Buildings, and ports, and malls... oh, my!!
My
FAVORITE day!!! On Wednesday we had an absolutely incredible day. From the beginning…
BurjKhalifa – What can I say? It is
stupendous, a prime example of engineering and human ingenuity. This is a perfect example of Dubai striving
to be the biggest and the best at everything.
The tallest building in the world is immediately obvious; it juts out of
the Dubai skyline and towers over all other buildings. The entry had several replicas of Burj
Khalifa, including on made of legos!
There was also a section in commemoration of the filming of Mission
Impossible. Once inside you go through a
people mover and watch a living mural.
It is incredibly vivid! When we
arrived and stepped out the view was absolutely breathtaking! It is surreal to know you are standing above
the clouds. Unfortunately, the day was
hazy so it was the best view possible, but it was still beautiful! And despite the fact that I am very, very, VERY afraid of heights I couldn't but look down and enjoy the fact that I was 124 stories above ground. We took many
pictures, shopped for souvenirs (there is a gold ATM there. REALLY!!) and eventually made our way
downstairs.
Me... afraid of being in the clouds! |
Dubai.... I've arrived!!!
So very tired!! After a
14 hour flight from the US to Istanbul, a four hour layover and another four and
a half hour flight to Dubai, we arrived at 2:30 am. Customs was very disorganized and not
consistent; some of the other students were just waved through! For a country
that is based on international trade and service I was expecting it to be
streamlined and efficient. However, that
was our introduction to the Middle Eastern way of doing business!
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