by Deborah Quinn | May 25, 2012 | Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Discoveries, expat, Kids, Politics, Travel, UAE
The boys had a long weekend; Husband and I wanted to explore (despite the boys’ pleas to spend four straight days playing video games), so off we went, to the beautiful rocky fjords of northern Oman. We spent a beautiful day puttering around on a dhow, stopping...
by Deborah Quinn | Jan 27, 2012 | Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Discoveries, expat, food, NYC, Travel
When we first moved to Abu Dhabi, I binged on Middle Eastern food: humus, moutabel, babaghanoush, tabouleh, chicken shwarma. Yum. And when I could no longer look a chickpea in the face, there were other foods to choose from…but I couldn’t find good Mexican food in a...
by Deborah Quinn | Jan 23, 2012 | Abu Dhabi Discoveries, expat, UAE
So I’m in the pharmacy looking for shampoo and realized I don’t have what it takes to be an investigative journalist. A true journalist-minded person would’ve bought a box, just to bring it home and see what the hell is inside. Given that...
by Deborah Quinn | Jan 10, 2012 | Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Discoveries
My gift to Husband this Christmas, purchased in a shop at the Mushrif Mall in Abu Dhabi: Yes. That’s right. It’s a purple glitter Jesus. But it gets better. This purple glitter Jesus is also… a bank. Really what more could a person want in a holiday...
by Deborah Quinn | Jan 7, 2012 | Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Discoveries, environment, expat, me my own personal self, religion, Travel, UAE
So the boys started this morning at a soccer–dammit, football–school about 20 minutes drive from our apartment. As I sat there staring into the morning sun, I realized I was looking at my new life in a nutshell: a football field (okay, that’s a...
by Deborah Quinn | Dec 15, 2011 | Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Discoveries, environment, Politics, UAE, urban nature
Last week, we finally managed to do a full-moon kayak expedition with Noukhada, which leads all kinds of eco-friendly tours in and around Abu Dhabi. Our first attempt to do a full-moon trip was cancelled because of a sandstorm, our second attempt fell during Eid and...
