Emperor of Yas Island

Played to the tune of the Emperor of Wyoming. The Remnants have officially disbanded and I am the only one left out on Yas Island. Tony left two months ago at the beginning of the new term and is back in Portugal; Laura received a full-time position at Zayed and already has her new place downtown; Liane is currently in Ireland and will eventually make her way to New Zealand (although she, like Laura, has been hired full-time and will be back teaching at the Dubai campus in the fall); Peter is back in Sri Lanka; and Tanja is heading back to Serbia (although she also received a full-time job and will be back teaching here at the Abu Dhabi campus in the fall). I have a sinking suspicion that Tony and Peter will be back in the fall as well. Of course, I already miss them all, and it's strange to have Yas to myself (well, there are the ostriches, but that's another story . . .).