Out and about in Dubai

Rounding about 15 days here in Dubai and I just got my first taste of outdoor activity. The government of Dubai flew about 7 or 8 Palestinian children from Gaza. All these children are victims of the fighting over there. They've all been seriously injured...whether it be sever burns, loss of a limb, or being orphaned. The Dubai government paid for these children to come spend some time in here and receive medical attention...all of the children who's injuries included amputation were fitted with prosthetic limbs at no charge to them. It was a really great event. Being that I spoke Arabic, they asked me and another host (handling the English duties) from Virgin Radio to MC the event. Here are some photos and a video of Safa Park.

Safa Park is a large park in the middle of Dubai. Kind of like Central Park, but I don't think it's nearly as big.



Two guys in red are trainers from fitness O2, who organized an obstacle course for the kids (and will hopefully get my ass back into shape) Ali is another host from Virgin Radio on the left and I (in my pasty white splendor) am on the right. Outfits where provided by the charity so leave the snide comments to yourself!

This little kid was hysterical. Watch him dance to the music. Very odd, but I couldn't stop laughing.





They also had cookie painting for the kids. Here, Virgin Radio's Simone displays her crafty cookie artwork..."V" for virgin.




There's always construction in Dubai...these towers are currently in the process of being finished.