I was born and raised UAE. When I was 10, all what I remember about Dubai was Rashid Tower, which was the highest building in the whole country. Ten years after that things have changed dramatically from a boring desert into a huge investment firm. Investors from all over the world came to Dubai to invest with the economic and housing boom that occurred. Needless to say, after the recession things don't look as well since people are losing their jobs and eventually leaving the coutry.

Here are some pictures from Dubai.

Well, I left UAE even before the recession. I now live in USA and married to a great wife. we used to live in Illinois but 2 years ago we moved to Arizona.