Happy 42!

As I worked all week, I thought of all my teacher friends in Georgia and how they had the whole week off for Thanksgiving.  They obviously do not celebrate Thanksgiving here and I was so dreading the day b/c I did not want to work.  It turned out I did not have to work!! Dubai was one of the countries vying to host the World Expo in 2020 and they won. Immediately after the win, he Sheik announced school be cancelled so people all over the UAE could celebrate. So awesome!!

We wanted to celebrate the holiday here so Jeff and I invited friends and our "UAE family" here to eat turkey and HAM and all the sides.  We had about 50 people here and the food was yummy.  Imagine my surprise when a co-worker showed up with her Muslim boyfriend.  We apologized for having pork and told him to avoid those dishes:o) we had a wonderful time and it took away some of my home sickness. 

We are about to embark on the National Day holiday here which is where the country celebrates turning 42 years old. So awesome to see how far they have come in such a short time. Every where you look you will see red, green, black and white (flag colors). People wrap their cars and really get into the spirit. They have put up lights every where which actually looks like Christmas!! Too funny how that turned out. I am happy to be here to celebrate 42 years, but the question is, will I be here in 2020 when the World Expo hits Dubai?!

I am still loving my experience of living here.  We will have been here a year in January, time has flown by so fast. You have to love a country that has awesome weather (still 85 during the day and 65 at night). You also have to love a country that allows you to leave school early because it rained:o)

My invite still stands Georgia peeps-if you want to visit, please come on over! You will love it and you will have a free place to hang your hat!!-jamie