by Deborah Quinn | Nov 24, 2012 | Abu Dhabi, Politics, surat al-sabt saturday snapshot, UAE, What's It Like?
It’s hard to avoid “service” in Abu Dhabi. Labor is (disturbingly) cheap and it seems sometimes that there is always someone offering to wash your car, clean your apartment, carry your bags. But the other day in Lulu (a big grocery store chain here),...
by Deborah Quinn | Sep 12, 2011 | Abu Dhabi, Children, expat, Monday Listicle, NYC
I have no one to blame but myself. Last week, when Stasha asked me to propose this week’s topic, I thought writing about “changes” would be a good idea. This week, however, after living through a(nother) week of change, I’m wishing the topic...