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 | Nov 30, 2012 | Abu Dhabi, NaBloPoMo, UAE
We had plans with another family today to go out to Saadiyat Island , which is about fifteen minutes from downtown Abu Dhabi, but feels worlds away: big empty beach, no tall buildings, very few people. I woke up this morning to this: I’ve seen the iPhone iOracle...
by Deborah Quinn | Jan 20, 2012 | Abu Dhabi, environment, me my own personal self
Husband and the boys took me for a little birthday dinner tonight: it was family dinner, which means we went somewhere that serves chicken pressed into shapes no self-respecting chicken would acknowledge. Tomorrow night, friends have offered to babysit the boys so...
