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American expat in the United Arab Emirates
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About me
American
Lives in Abu Dhabi
Speaks English, some Spanish
Registration: 10 November 2008
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Moving to Abu Dhabi in August by ShellsBells
Hey everyone! I am no stranger to living abroad and am making the move to Abu Dhabi this August. There seems to be a lack of info out there on life in Abu Dhabi, making friends, things to do, and so on. I was just wondering if anyone out there ...
Shellsbells has a blog of her own now at: http://snowflakeinthesand.blogspot.com/ I also have an Abu Dhabi blog at: http://expatuae.blogspot.com/ I agree there is much info about Dubai and little about Abu Dhabi. Good time to get into the action ... Read More
Moving to Abu Dhabi in August by ShellsBells
Hey everyone! I am no stranger to living abroad and am making the move to Abu Dhabi this August. There seems to be a lack of info out there on life in Abu Dhabi, making friends, things to do, and so on. I was just wondering if anyone out there ...
Shells, I moved here in August of last year. The hottest time, but at least you will get the worst out of the way in the beginning. Then you have Ramadan around September which has its own challenges. Downtown is fun with plenty of resorts where ... Read More
Visiting Dubai for the first time by SFarrah
Hi, I currently work for a private bank in the UK, in wealth management. My boyfriend is a lawyer. WeÂ’re both interested in moving to Dubai, to achieve a better standard of life (enjoy the sunshine and to hopefully make a bit of money). As a UK ...
Yes staying in one hotel together could be a issue and not accepted by hotel management since being unmarried. So need to occupy two rooms. Or...get some fake wedding rings and register as Mr. and Missus. I doubt they will ask for more proof. Read More
CALLING DUBAI TO INDIA by rashirrr
CAN ANYONE TELL ME THE CHEAPEST CALLING CARD SCHEME FROM U.A.E TO INDIA.... OR PC-- TO PHONE SCHEME OR ANYTHG ELSE...PRE PAID OR POST PAID...WHATEVER..
Skype is blocked in the U.A.E, as are most VOIP systems. Read More
Reverse Culture Shock by Guesposter58
Hmm. All last week I was back in the UK (mixing some work, with a short break). The last time I was back there was in November last year, and also the previous August. One thing I noticed this time though was I seemed to be suffering more from ...
I know the feeling. I recently went back to the U.S. for a couple of weeks after 7 months of working in Abu Dhabi to see Mom, Brother and some close friends. They didn't seem that much curious at all about my life over here and it was like ... Read More