Today is the last day of the semester. I am sitting in Jordan’s classroom and I am supposed to be grading, but I’m too burnt out and antsy for our winter break. This semester was interesting as halfway through I was promoted to Social Studies teacher, which has been an Read more…
As the weather cools down, outdoor activities become more and more enticing. Given how much Jordan and I love camping and hiking back home, we were eager to figure out how to make that happen here in the UAE. We first tried searching about camping on Google. We found many Read more…
A great thing about living in Al Ain is that we can easily have date nights in Abu Dhabi and Dubai. During our first week in the UAE, after some meetings with the school, we decided to do just that. We made the easy drive to Abu Dhabi in about Read more…
With no obligations yet in Al Ain and a short-term rental car to get us going, Jordan and I were itching to explore. Still jet lagged, we accidentally slept 12 hours and woke up at 1 PM. We didn’t let a late start stop us and jumped into the car Read more…
When I left the Dubai airport my senses were overwhelmed with the hot sticky air and a faint scent of perfume. Welcome to my new home. The group of new arrivals loaded on school bus with all of our bags before boarding another school bus for our rides home. The Read more…