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Thursday List: Things I Never Thought I'd Say Before I Moved Here2 comments

theRands wrote 1 week ago: 1. It’s 95F. Do you think it’s warm enough to go to the beach? 2. I am freezing, if I kn … more →

Tags: Thursday List, arabia, Expat, Expat Life, expatriate, Life, List, middle east, UAE

Missing Spring

theRands wrote 2 weeks ago: June is here, but it feels like we’ve never had a spring. My facebook and livejournal feeds ha … more →

Tags: Arabian life, desert, Expat Life, Life, middle east

Being Pregnant in the UAE14 comments

theRands wrote 2 months ago: Before I begin the actual post, I would love to express our gratitude for all the views, likes, comm … more →

Tags: Arabian life, arabia, Culture, emirates, Expat, Expat Life, Family, Good Things, Life

Thursday List: Things Russia and UAE Have in Common11 comments

theRands wrote 3 months ago: Thanks to all of our readers for giving last week’s post thousands of hits! For this week … more →

Tags: Thursday List, United Arab Emirates, Shon, UAE, List, Expat, Expat Life, Russia, differences

Thursday List: You Know You've Been to the UAE Long Enough when...29 comments

theRands wrote 3 months ago: 1)   A daytrip to Dubai is just a part of the routine. 2)   So is a trip to Abu Dhabi. 3)   You no l … more →

Tags: Arabian life, Thursday List, camel, Culture, Expat, Expat Life, Life, teaching abroad, Travel (2)

Thursday List: Blog Posts I Need to Write1 comment

theRands wrote 3 months ago: It’s been a long time since I contributed to this blog. There are all these ideas floating in … more →

Tags: Thursday List

Update on Nadia1 comment

theRands wrote 6 months ago: Friends, remember I wrote about my friend Nadia? Well, I am thrilled to tell you that thanks to gene … more →

Tags: Charity, health

Thursday List: Dear Santa3 comments

theRands wrote 6 months ago: I think it’s lucky we are not brand-dependent. We won’t be running around the local supe … more →

Tags: Thursday List, Al Ain, Expat Life, List

Stereotypes: Broken.2 comments

theRands wrote 6 months ago: Shon promised that I would write this post weeks upon weeks ago. I could blame my slowness on the pr … more →

Tags: Arabian life, Travel, Culture, Good Things, middle east, Muscat, Muslim Countries, Oman, @ vacation

About a Friend5 comments

theRands wrote 8 months ago: If you ever opened our “About” page, you know that both Shon & I have our own person … more →

Tags: Uncategorized

Burj, Beach, and Birthday6 comments

theRands wrote 8 months ago: Shon celebrated his birthday on Sunday with the traditional carrot cake, a new book by J.K. Rowling, … more →

Tags: Travel, First Impressions, Arabian life, Good Things, emirates, Travel (2), Photo, beach, Dubai

The Great Move: Complete. Thursday List of First Impressions4 comments

theRands wrote 9 months ago: I lost track of how long I’ve been here. Almost a week, it seems. My trip was strangely smooth … more →

Tags: Thursday List, First Impressions, Good Things, UAE, Travel (2), United Arab Emirates, Photo, flying, Al Ain

Food Friday3 comments

theRands wrote 9 months ago: While my darling husband is living the life of leisure and counting fils, I’m working like a b … more →

Tags: Food Friday, Good Things, Travel (2), Photo

Good-byes Suck2 comments

theRands wrote 10 months ago: Saying our good-byes (tearful for one of us) at Hartsfield-Jackson You’d think that after 3 ye … more →

Tags: Preparation, Travel, Travel (2), UAE, United Arab Emirates, Work abroad

Thursday Post: The Progress List (and a photo!)10 comments

theRands wrote 11 months ago: When I look around, with all three dogs still in the yard, both cars and the bike’s insurance … more →

Tags: process, Preparation, Thursday List, Good Things, Travel (2)

Frequently Asked Questions5 comments

theRands wrote 11 months ago: This post has been coming for quite awhile.  I am certain it’s the first one out of several.  … more →

Tags: Preparation, Travel, Culture, Dress Code, emirates, faq, UAE, United Arab Emirates, Work abroad

Food Friday: A Speedy Dinner2 comments

theRands wrote 11 months ago: This dinner is one of my all-time favorite things to make because a) it’s delicious; b) it tak … more →

Tags: Food Friday, Photo

Thursday List: the Reasons I'm Thrilled to Be Leaving my Job7 comments

theRands wrote 12 months ago: In a little over a week, I will not have a full-time job anymore. In this crazy economy, you’d … more →

Tags: Thursday List

Food Friday5 comments

theRands wrote 1 year ago: Okay, okay, I know it’s Saturday, but I started this post yesterday, and then Benadryl kicked … more →

Tags: Food Friday, Good Things


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