My life as a traveling teacher.

“Good luck in Dubai!”. By the time my move to Abu Dhabi was imminent, I’d lost count of how many times people had mistakenly assumed/thought that I was actually moving to Dubai, and not the UAE’s capital. Only about an hour’s drive from each other, Abu Dhabi was dubbed “the new Middle East” by the writers of the horrific Sex and the City 2 movie; however, is usually lesser known than its flashy, buzzing, EXPO 2020 host-city sister. This is in no way a criticism what became a common mistake that I found myself politely nodding to instead of correcting. Having Googled “where is Abu Dhabi” shortly after having seen it on the list that resulted from my “international schools with Alberta curriculum” search, I was not in a place to judge or point fingers. Finding Abu Dhabi on a map was the first baby step of many in learning about life in the UAE. Having been here for about 6 weeks, the lesson learning is JUST beginning… but here is a glimpse of some of them thus far. Less