Kuwait City - a place where there is no need to wait for next week to get the answer to a question, to taste the food of any country, to find new voices to listen to and familiar ones to listen to again. It was first settled in the early 18th Century by Sheikh Sabāh I. Its name may have derived from an earlier abandoned fort located there, called "Kūt" (كوت) - Arabic for a fortress by the sea. I have an affection for this great city. My first day in Kuwait City, April 4, 1995. I set foot in this city, and just walking down the street, it was like roots, like the motherland. I knew I belonged here. I feel safe in the neighborhood of man, and enjoy the sweet security of the streets. Eventually, I think Kuwait City will be the most beautiful...

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The sunrise is the most beautiful thing on earth. It has changed my life. I was the guy who’s goal was to not have any classes earlier than 9:30 in college because I was not a morning person. I’d seen the sunrise maybe a handful of times.   But then I came to Kuwait this last year. Because the time difference meant that I could get up earlier in Kuwait, I would get up and run while it was still dark. I wanted to get that in before my day started. As I ran so early, I would see the sunrise. I was blown away how beautiful it was. That time of morning is so great because the world is more peaceful and you aren’t distracted by hustle and bustle. The only people up are runners or readers. It is quiet and you can be still and think clearly....

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On the way to work the other day, there was an amazing sunrise. I could not take my eyes off my rear view mirrors. It was magical. All I wanted to do was STOP, or TURN AROUND and drive TOWARD it. But, the call of work was pulling me away....

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