Eileen, I'm very excited to be following you, as I'm older (58) and have had lots of interesting experiences too, especially over the last three years. In 2010-11, I taught English in Korea and from 2011-13, I lived and worked (teaching again) in the Sultanate of Oman. I too am fascinated by the Middle East and travel. Over these last three years, I've been to 16 countries, including all over Oman, UAE, Jordan, Turkey, Egypt, China, Japan, Vietnam, Cambodia, Ethiopia, India and Nepal. I'm really looking forward to reading your work! I'm so happy to have found a fellow traveler! :-)