Yikes.
So, it's been nearly three months since I updated this thing. I'm sorry. I'm supposed to be keeping a better record! That's the point of the whole blogging thing! We all know how it works, though, don't we? First you forget one day. Then you forget one week. A month goes by. Then you start to wonder if it's even worthwhile to go back, since you've done such an abominable job to begin with.
Well. I think it's still a worthwhile endeavor. But in order to move on, I have to leave my bad habits behind me.
The truth is, I was actually away from Abu Dhabi for seven weeks (I could probably have written about tea in those time zones, too... I just didn't), and have been back for one and a half.
The Abu Dhabi I came home to is so different than the one I left at the end of November.
You know why?
THE WEATHER. Instead of 30C+ and ridiculous humidity, we're down to a the respectable low twenties, with cool sea breezes. It's beautiful. And even though I know it's going to be short-lived, it transforms this city, and I am determined to enjoy it as long as I can. Instead of huddling inside where it's air-conditioned, we've been able to go outdoors. During the day, even! We've been able to walk! Outside! For longer than fifteen minutes! (I still got a bit of a sunburn on my chest the other day. Oops. Lesson learned: be religious with the sunscreen. I can feel my mother's disappointment from twelve time zones away.)
The new year is a time for fresh starts and clean slates, so let's treat this blog as such, okay? I'll try to be better about updating. Maybe next time I'll tell you about the trials and tribulations of moving an animal from one side of the world to the other! (The story comes complete with a local vet trying to convert me to Islam in the middle of the night after a thirty-two hour travel day, so I bet you are ALL ON THE EDGES OF YOUR SEATS.)
Until next time!
So, it's been nearly three months since I updated this thing. I'm sorry. I'm supposed to be keeping a better record! That's the point of the whole blogging thing! We all know how it works, though, don't we? First you forget one day. Then you forget one week. A month goes by. Then you start to wonder if it's even worthwhile to go back, since you've done such an abominable job to begin with.
Well. I think it's still a worthwhile endeavor. But in order to move on, I have to leave my bad habits behind me.
The truth is, I was actually away from Abu Dhabi for seven weeks (I could probably have written about tea in those time zones, too... I just didn't), and have been back for one and a half.
The Abu Dhabi I came home to is so different than the one I left at the end of November.
You know why?
THE WEATHER. Instead of 30C+ and ridiculous humidity, we're down to a the respectable low twenties, with cool sea breezes. It's beautiful. And even though I know it's going to be short-lived, it transforms this city, and I am determined to enjoy it as long as I can. Instead of huddling inside where it's air-conditioned, we've been able to go outdoors. During the day, even! We've been able to walk! Outside! For longer than fifteen minutes! (I still got a bit of a sunburn on my chest the other day. Oops. Lesson learned: be religious with the sunscreen. I can feel my mother's disappointment from twelve time zones away.)
The new year is a time for fresh starts and clean slates, so let's treat this blog as such, okay? I'll try to be better about updating. Maybe next time I'll tell you about the trials and tribulations of moving an animal from one side of the world to the other! (The story comes complete with a local vet trying to convert me to Islam in the middle of the night after a thirty-two hour travel day, so I bet you are ALL ON THE EDGES OF YOUR SEATS.)
Until next time!
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