We just wanted to take a second to thank everyone for reading our blog! Knowing that we are able to share some of our adventures with family and friends really does help fight off the home-sickness. For that, and all of your well-wishes, thank you! A few quick tips: – Our most recent contact information…

As we draw to a close on our first week here in Abu Dhabi, we just wanted to share some initial observations… – There is WAY more grass and trees here than we ever expected…and not just at hotels, but everywhere. A pleasant surprise, to say the least! But then agan, I guess that’s what…

We cooked our first dinner at home tonight and were ecstatic to find supplies at the local supermarket to make respectable tacos.  Since tacos have been a weekly staple in my diet since I was old enough to eat, this was a huge win! Today also marked our first load of laundry.  We discovered that…

Believe it or not, we felt even worse than we looked in these pictures but were still excited to reach our new digs (well, at least until we get a more permanent place next month). But as tired as we were getting off the plane, we still made a pitstop at the duty-free shop. We…