by Deborah Quinn | Nov 28, 2013 | Abu Dhabi, aging, exercise, growing up, me my own personal self, NaBloPoMo
It started innocently enough. A friend of mine who just had her second child bought herself a fitbit, a little piece of digitized plastic that tracks how many steps you take in a day, the miles you walk, and the calories you burn. Or the lack thereof, depending. R....
by Deborah Quinn | Sep 16, 2011 | Abu Dhabi, Children, Education, expat, language
Caleb came home from his third day at his new school and said “look, mommy, I can write my name in Arabic!” And he did: It occurs to me that he may have actually written “suck it,” and I will never know. But still…he did it in Arabic. Linguists talk about a “critical...
by Deborah Quinn | Jun 21, 2011 | Abu Dhabi, food, Products
The school year is winding down and we’re getting ready to move. Each boy’s school has end-of-year celebrations and parties and exhibits; after-school classes are over; babysitters are away on vacation. Add to that the pile of boxes in the middle of our apartment,...
