by Deborah Quinn | Feb 7, 2012 | Abu Dhabi, expat, Travel
When Husband and I were first daydreaming about our move to Abu Dhabi, the idea of being able to explore this part of the world enticed me. I figured from our perch on the Arab Peninsula, we’d be able to explore places with our kids that we would never get to...
by Deborah Quinn | Aug 29, 2011 | Abu Dhabi, Monday Listicle, NYC, Travel
These lists have become odd echoes of my life these days: what I miss, yin yang, and now places I love…We’re living in a new place–a place I don’t yet love. There’s potential here–the gulf is beautiful, the gardens are...
by Deborah Quinn | Aug 11, 2011 | Abu Dhabi, Children, expat, family, Travel, UAE
Tomorrow we leave London and go to Abu Dhabi. We’ve been talking and planning and worrying and wondering about this move for months…and now it’s finally upon us. We left our apartment six weeks ago, almost to the day, and we’ve been floating every since. A rather...
by Deborah Quinn | Aug 10, 2011 | Children, family, Travel, wordless wednesday
Please god not another museum.
by Deborah Quinn | Aug 7, 2011 | Abu Dhabi, Children, family, growing up, Kids, Parenting, Travel
Being on the road for a month has taken its toll on Liam. On all of us, really, but he’s been having what my mom calls “sinkers” on a pretty regular basis. If he were a girl, I’d say he’s getting his period, but he’s a ten year old boy, so I don’t think that’s the...