Tag: UAE
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Abu Dhabi: A week complete
Eventually I will have to stop counting the time that has passed and truly accept that this is where I live but I still am adjusting. Life isn't truly settled until I have Internet access at home (to come in a few days!) and more furniture. The good news is that my material life is…
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Abu Dhabi: Days 4 & 5
I'm not sure if it is more stressful to settle in to an apartment, start a new job with very little knowledge of the course, or walk around at night as a single woman with streets filled with only men. Votes? The past two days have been filled with information about classes. It has definitely…
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Abu Dhabi: Orientation Days 1 ~ 3
It is hard to believe that three days have already passed since leaving Japan and arriving in Abu Dhabi. The days have been a blur with information overload, shopping until dropping (literally) and adjustments mentally, physically and emotionally to a new culture and place. The best part of the whole situation at the moment is…
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Good-bye for now Japan, Hello at the moment Abu Dhabi!
January 31, 2009 at 10:40am, I left Japan with this as my view from the airplane.February 1, 2009 at 7:45am, I awoke with a view of this: A new chapter of my life is beginning. It is bittersweet as I have left my heart in Japan, but I am also eager to try a new…
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Dubai Day 21
One more day…. More of the same on Wednesday – had to finish studying. I managed to get caught up and a bit ahead in one course. So, I shouldn’t have to worry about it while I am in NYC. I have readings to take with me for the second course, but the tasks can…
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Dubai Day 20
Only two more days left…. 🙁 Unfortunately, Tuesday was all about getting studying done. I plowed through another module (unit) in my “Discourse in Professional and Organizational Contexts” course. It’s not my favorite I have to admit, but it has interesting bits here and there. I started a module that I should have finished last…
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Dubai Day 19
My days will be very quiet for the next few left in Dubai. For Monday (Day 19), I ended up getting up fairly early since we did go to bed around 9:30pm. Allan has caught a cold or something, so hasn’t been so energetic the past couple of days. So, on Sunday night, we relaxed,…
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Dubai Day 18
Ah, the time is flying. Yesterday was my Ski Dubai day. It is an amazing experience to ski/snowboard in the middle of the desert. I almost forgot that it was actually hot outside. The Ski Dubai slope is located in the Mall of the Emirates, which is a 40 dirham taxi ride from Allan’s apartment.…
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Dubai Day 17
🙁 Only 5 more days left…. Today was a lazy day of sleeping in, cleaning house, doing laundry and watching James Bond on the TV. I was quite tired after yesterday, so I took an afternoon nap. Finally in the late afternoon, we made it out of the house. Allan was in search of a…
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Dubai Day 16
Once upon a time, a dude named Juha and his friend Sinbad got stranded on an island and the beautiful location seemed a great place to make an entertainment zone for people to come and enjoy the water rides they had created. Thus, is the condensed legend of Wild Wadi – Dubai’s famous water park!…
