and my rear-view mirror's torn off

Its the small victories...

Today I was so proud of myself that I don't mind sharing it with all of you.
I drove myself to work for the first time!
And it was incident-free!

This may not sound very exciting to the entire audience. But if you know Dubai driving, and you know my driving, then it is.

I am an overly cautious driver, sometimes to a fault. I like my own space. I have no problem letting people in front of me, and enjoy being kind on the road. Its the "Minnesota Nice" in me. I also have a terrible sense of direction and usually don't like driving in large cities (keep in mind that the largest city I lived in until 18 was 22,000, so use that when you are judging what a 'large city' is).

Sometimes I get nervous when I am in the car with a not-so-cautious driver. If I have ever done that to you, let me just apologize now.

But today I did it. In Dubai. All by myself. No one was mean to me. I didn't yell at anyone. And to my knowledge, I didn't anger anyone in turn.

We were at peace- me, my jeep, and Dubai.

I hope I am not jinxing myself for the ride home. You know what happens when people get cocky. ;)

Next stop: the streets of Cairo!
... ok... maybe not quite yet.