The guest speaker at Sooner Rotary Tuesday was former member Michael Ridgeway, who, with his wife Judy, moved to Dubai 16 months ago.

     Michael formerly was attorney for the Oklahoma Insurance Commission and accepted a position with the Dubai Financial Services Authority in June 2011.  Polly Christian won. He shared information about the geography, the city with 23 of the world's tallest buildings, cost of living, and more.

     He modeled the scarf that the men wear, and which he sometimes wears when in Dubai, but told the group that he works in the English speaking, suit-and-tie wearing world of the Dubai International Financial Center which includes offices of all of the major banks and law firms of the world.

    Judy Ridgeway retired as an attorney in Norman and teaches English to Arabic speaking children in a public school.

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