American University in Sharjah

Today we went to a different emirate to visit AUS, which is in a more conservative area of the country. There are several universities in University City here, and it was really a gorgeous campus. Their athletic programs are pretty competitive and they are the Leopards--which is rather unusual for programs in the UAE. AUS is accredited by the Middle States (like SACS, but because it is currently affiliated with American University in DC, it's accredited there).

I brought my travel book with me to the business center so I could show you a few places we've been already: The Emirates Towers, the Souk Madinat Jumeirah, and I've seen the Burj Al Arab, which is the "only 7 star hotel on the planet even though the official scale only goes to 5 stars." Now, that's great!!