Not in a million years did I ever think I would start a blog but here it is! This is like a modern day 'dear diary' but for all to see and read.
I am getting ready to fly over to Abu Dhabi to start teaching Kindergarten in October 2011 and my mind is a whirlwind. Right now it is a waiting game and I feel a little restless because the school year has already begun this week over there and it is the second week of school here in Canada and USA. I have to wait to be issued my visa and e-ticket. There are also a few webinars scheduled for the next few weeks to assist us in the pre-departure preparation. Ordinarily I would be teaching but I am not because I accepted this job for an October Start. So for the time being I am reading up on all that Abu Dhabi has to offer to prepare myself. I was very thankful to borrow a few photo albums and an informative scrapbook of a family friends' teaching and travel adventures in Dubai. They have offered a lot of insight into the life and customs of UAE. They also lent me an excellent book titled 'Mother without a Mask' by Patricia Holton; it's a true story of a western mother's experience becoming close friends with a family from Abu Dhabi/Al Ain.
My biggest question this far is whether or not I need to bring an abaya or wait to get one there? I have no clue where to buy one!
I am staying at my family cottage in Quebec and it is really lovely to look out at the lake
early in the morning as the mist hovers gently over the water and I hear the loons calling to each other. There was no hot water this morning but luckily my friendly neighbor came over and helped me turn on the valve! I have the cottage all to myself because my parents just left on a cruise but it has been quite relaxing and great to catch up on some great reading. Now I'm starving and gotta run to make dinner and get some kayaking in before the sun sets.
