44. Does your family take vacations? When and where? We used to take one vacation a year, but haven't taken one since the invasion. When we lived in the United States we went to Alaska and the Caribbean. Now we go to Asia and India. 45. What other places have you visited within your country? Most all the places in Kuwait. 46. Where have you visited outside the country? Europe, North America, India, Indonesia, Thailand. Communications 47. What types of media are you exposed to? How do you get local and world news? Does it matter to you? We are very interested in local and world news. We have a satellite dish to get news from throughout the world and subscribe to three local newspapers. 48. How many radios, TVs, stereos, and VCRs do you own? Four radios, 2 TVs, 2 stereos, 2 VCRs. 49. What do you watch on TV, and for how many hours/day? Children: 1-2 hours, sports, MTV. Saif: BBC, nature documentaries. Zainab: 1-2 hours, BBC, nature documentaries. 50. How many telephones do you own? Five. 51. If you read, what do you read? We own over 3,000 books on politics, outdoors, novels, etc. 52. Are you politically active? Saif ran for a seat in parliament but lost. He gives lectures and writes a column for the Kuwait Times. 53. What are your perceptions of the rest of the world? Very well-informed about international affairs.