by Deborah Quinn | Nov 22, 2013 | Abu Dhabi, environment, expat, NaBloPoMo, NYC, religion, The National, Travel, UAE
I live in the suburbs now. From the maelstrom of Union Square in Manhattan to the slightly more sedate “urban” experience of highrise in downtown Abu Dhabi was one shift. But in a weird way the shift from one cityscape to another wasn’t as big a...
by Deborah Quinn | May 3, 2013 | Abu Dhabi, environment, expat, Kids
It’s been raining here off and on for almost a week. And not just little drizzles, either, but serious pelting rain, with occasional thunderstorms. People here freak out in the rain: the driving becomes even more erratic (I know, it seems impossible, but...
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 | Nov 29, 2010 | Feminism, Gender, NYC, Travel
Here’s where you get your abaya when you visit Abu Dhabi’s Grand Mosque: No, there are no shoes available here, just black full-length robes for all female visitors not already wearing a robe, and white full-length robes for male visitors wearing shorts. And...
