January 16, 2013 (vol. 123, iss. 58) • Page Image 9
…0 0 0 w 9 8B W J 61J//The Staternent Nine weeks in Kuwait by Dana Del Vecchio T he call to prayer from surround- ing mosques and the sight of burgas worn in 120-degree weather was quite a culture shock to say the least. I spent nine weeks in Kuwait City as an outsider last summer and expected to blog daily about my exposure to the Muslim world. What I did not expect was to learn a life lesson in friendship. The economy of Kuwait relies hea...…