We picked up a box of tissues at the store the other day. I’m not quite sure why these are for men, other than they are in a dark, non-flower covered box.
Month: January 2011
What century is this?
Every once in a while, we run across something in the UAE that reminds us it is still a developing nation. Here is a sign that was recently posted in one of our apartment elevators by management. You’ll notice that some tenants were quite eager to leave their “feedback” on this issue. Almost always, these…
Not everything translates well into English…
Here’s a hidden gem by work…
Al Ain
Deemed the Garden City, Al Ain (or “the spring” in English) is the birthplace of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the first president of the United Arab Emirates, and it has the country’s highest number of Emirati nationals. There are a bunch of cultural, nature-inspired and modern activities (aka, the mall) on offer. We…
Off to the Races!!
After talking about it for months, we finally decided to check out a camel race. The main obstacle was how early the races occur – typically starting at 7am on Friday mornings. So despite some expletives uttered when the alarm went off, we got up early and headed to the track. When we arrived, it…
And it’s not even written in crayon!
Not to be outdone by Megan, I finally received my official NYU Abu Dhabi business cards. While I have no idea if the Arabic translation is correct, Meg and I could at least tell our last names are translated the same on each of our cards. They could both say “silly gringo”, but at least…
Who lives in a pineapple under the sea??
So, a random dream turned into a reality – becoming a PADI-certified scuba diver – and it all happened in less than three weeks. Through my new friends at Al Mahara Dive Center, I conducted an e-learning session, 4 pool dives and 4 open-water ocean dives to have the ability to dive up to 60…
Egypt – Wrap Up
In what promises to be our last post about Egypt, we wanted to share some random images and stories that didn’t quite fit into our previous three posts. One interesting story was from our visit to the Cairo Tower – the tallest building in Egypt… On the last day of the trip, we went up…
Tennis Anyone?
As a surprise gift for landing a job, Megan gave me some tickets to the 2010 Mubadala World Tennis Championships in Abu Dhabi. Taking place only a few minutes from our apartment, this three day tournament over New Year’s Eve weekend brought together six of the world’s best to slug it out. We were fortunate…