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\"DrMy career as a scientist has been incredibly rewarding. Mostly because of the chance to discover new information and to share it with anyone and everyone interested. And this last part means that I travel a lot <\/em>to give colloquia and attend conferences all over the U.S. and the world. Although it sounds rather glamorous, most times all I see of some exotic place is the airport, the hotel, the conference center, and, maybe if I\u2019m lucky, a local restaurant for dinner one night; I have to be back in the lab without time for sightseeing.<\/p>\n

Then there\u2019s the sleep deprivation and almost constant jet lag. And I\u2019ve had my share of negative experiences: having to travel to Sweden just days after 9\/11; being stranded in Heathrow en route to Berlin after a bomb scare and another time due to awful weather; being in New Orleans during a horrific hurricane (though not Katrina-level, still one that caused widespread flooding for ~24 hrs). There was an extra week in the Netherlands after the Icelandic volcano stopped all air traffic, and, of course, the usual craziness caused by missed connections (like arriving at a conference just<\/em> in time for my talk, with almost no sleep and in the clothes I wore to the banquet the night before, after a very delayed red-eye). But, I have to say, being in a war zone was never on my bucket list\u2026and that\u2019s where I find myself now thanks to the new Gulf War.<\/p>\n

So, to dispel any remaining glamour associated with business travel: I arrived in Dubai on February 21st to do a study on falcons, a continuation of the work from last year. We got some terrific data from some of the birds and were very excited! We made some tentative plans for me to return next year, and were thinking of how the study would proceed (yes, that is the good<\/em> part!)\u2026And then<\/em> my colleague took me to the airport on February 28th…<\/p>\n

Let me start by saying that I’m currently safe, and that is the most important thing, but the past few days have not been easy. The first day, I stayed with my colleague, and the blowback from several missile interceptions rocked his house and rattled the windows! Another colleague found a website that said that the UAE would cover all hotel and food for those stranded, so we figured I should move to a safer area. (Turns out that the offer seems to be only for those flying Emirates, which I’m not, but that’s another story.) Anyway, I’m now in a hotel near the airport, so that when flights do<\/em> take off, I\u2019ll be ready to go!<\/p>\n

From Dubai, With Uncertainty<\/h3>\n
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Photo taken from the area in front of my hotel, overlooking the airport. The gray plume in the middle of the picture is smoke from a drone hit; the damage was limited to a small part of one terminal and was minor. It happened before I arrived\u2026but still scary. Image courtesy of Dr. Irene Pepperberg.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

But for now, I\u2019m stuck. This past Tuesday and again on Friday (tomorrow, as I write this on March 5th), I’ll continue the falcon work for which I came here, so that is good. But basically, I am sitting in my hotel room, trying to do a bit of work. Unfortunately, I am too distracted to think clearly to do anything really useful (I’ve tried to read some journal articles, and keep re-reading the same paragraph!). There is a mini-mall next door, so I can get food and fill my prescriptions (thankfully, the UAE is pretty good about selling stuff like allergy and blood-pressure pills without a prescription). I have the BBC running in the background to get the news.<\/p>\n

I’ve tried contacting the State Department, and they will do nothing. (I was on hold for 20 mins; between calls like that and those to American Airlines for almost daily rebookings as flight after flight gets cancelled, I\u2019ve been told my cell phone bill is now over $500). I filled out all sorts of forms in case they ever figure anything out. The airport in Dubai is now open, but with limited flights, and these are pretty much only by Emirates and FlyDubai (I’m on Qatar Airlines, which is part of British Air\/American Airlines, who have cancelled all flights from Dubai).<\/p>\n

Emirates is totally <\/em>booked for weeks, and I have no “clout” there. I have the highest rank on American Airlines, so that gives me priority on Qatar, but they have to be allowed to fly, and Doha airspace is still closed\u2026and I just saw that they are evacuating residents near the U.S. Embassy in Doha, so who knows if they will re-open air space anytime soon? Now, the earliest I will be able to leave is March 8th (fingers<\/em> X’D<\/em>). They have already cancelled the morning flight out on the 7th, not yet cancelled the evening one, but it doesn’t look good. I feel a bit like Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz\u2026<\/em> \u201cThere\u2019s no place like home\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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