Middle East

It’s only fair – If I tell you what I LOVED doing in Dubai for the year and a half I lived here, I also tell you what I should have AVOIDED.

I tried to keep this list to activities rather than accomplishments

This is a QUICK tour of The Dubai Mall. I wanted this video because I think it’s important to show how “regular” Dubai and this part of the Middle East is.

I HATE roller coasters, water slides, and anything with heights. For many reasons -> the long lines, the risk of death, I don’t understand why people voluntarily enjoy fear

I need to take all my “tourist” photos and videos of Dubai before I leave!

I’m not really sure where the idea that Dubai is not safe comes from. Probably the generalization of the entire Middle East

Then reality hits. Usually in the process of trying to find a home. The “hefty” work package isn’t very accommodating to their full sea view, 2 bedrooms, fully furnished, the apartment they imagined having.

My whole life I’ve been eating these tasty turkeys with no idea the raunchiness behind the cooking! My God, this is barbaric.

I’m SO excited for this new year. I needed it! And I’m ready! Bring it on 2015, let’s do this!

The weather in Dubai has finally given us a break from the smoldering heat and started blessing us with nice, breathable air again. Being able to actually go outside has changed my life.

Even from the view I saw from the plane, I knew Dubai was something worth seeing.

This is a hard post to write, which is annoying because I have a feeling it’s the one people are waiting for.  What are my first impressions of Bahrain?  It’s hard because I can’t think of the right way to explain it so I’m having trouble figuring out how to write…