For those of you who don't know U.A.E.is short for the United Arab Emirates, just like US is short for the United States. The UAE is made up of separate Emirates. I am working and residing in Sharjah now.....So far it has been an exciting adventure. I was sad to leave New York and the friends I made there, but you never know what plans are in store for you from 1 minute to the next, do you?
Since arriving just a short month ago I have learned a lot already. There is a saying here en'shallah, which means god-willing, so... en'shallah I will be sharing more of my travels than I did last year. My bad! I got too busy to post, but now I really want to share this part of the world with you. The UAE is a very exciting and interesting place to live and work.
I have been settling in and have not had my camera handy on too many taxi rides. Yes, I still take a taxi- I have not wanted to drive in what I call- some of the world's worst traffic. Maybe we should do a vote and see what some of you think are the worlds worst traffic places? That would be interesting to hear about. Recently we went to Dubai (the neighboring Emirate) for a conference and we spent 3 hours in a taxi that morning getting there and 1 1/2 hours getting back home to Sharjah. In my limited travels I have to say this rivals Bangkok or Bali 's traffic nightmares. And one thing I don't like is wasting time sitting in traffic jams, so it will be interesting.
This is an area called the Qasba in Sharjah. We walk to the Qasba at night when it cools down. It has very nice restaurants, stores, a Starbucks, Dunkin Donuts and Caribou Coffee... to name a few you might know. It's just a few blocks from our apartment building.
More travel adventures to come.....
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