by Deborah Quinn | Dec 11, 2013 | Abu Dhabi, health, NYC, Politics, The National, UAE
The other day The National ran an article about various health-care reforms being suggested by the UAE government. Among those reforms are—wait for it—a proposed restriction on portion sizes for fizzy drinks. Yes. That’s right: Mayor...
by Deborah Quinn | Dec 6, 2013 | Abu Dhabi, Books, expat, Feminism, reading, UAE, writing
It’s been a big week out here in the ‘Dhabs, I have to say, starting with the Rain Day two weeks ago. What is this “rain day,” you ask? Well, my dears, that’s when the serene desert skies bust open and it pours, like a veritable...
by Deborah Quinn | Jan 30, 2013 | Abu Dhabi, expat, technorati, UAE
So this happened: Did you know the sound of an iPhone screen hitting cement sounds remarkably similar to the sound of eggs cracking? The lovely marimekko case I have for this phone, which Husband got for me in response to the fit of nostalgia I had in the New York...
by Deborah Quinn | Jun 11, 2012 | Abu Dhabi, expat, Monday Listicle, Politics, pop culture, UAE
The Sisterhood chose the listicle topic for today: “things that make you go hmmm.” If you don’t know the Sisterhood, you should; they’re exactly the kind of people you’d like to have on vacation with you, in part because they’re so...
by Deborah Quinn | Apr 1, 2012 | Abu Dhabi, expat, Travel
Our vacation in the Maldives a few weeks ago was perfect, and that’s all I’m going to say about that. It seemed as if we were in a natural paradise…but “natural,” these days, isn’t always what it seems: There were no mosquitoes: The...
