Category: Traveling
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Camping in Oman – Part 1
It has been a few days since we’ve posted. This is because we’ve been camping in Oman. Oman is the eastern most country on the Arabian Peninsula. With borrowed tents, sleeping bags and even a borrowed car we set out with two other families this Eid weekend. A special thanks to our friends the Palmers…
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School of MacDonald via K12 iCademy
I tried one day of free for all “let’s learn about whatever we can find” home school, and quickly realized it was not going to be enough to satisfy my kidlets or me. A neighbour drove us to nearby International schools to get information about registration (as immigrants we are not permitted by the Ministry…
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Driving in the UAE
I was hopeful that when we moved here we would not need a car. While I think we could probably get away without one having a car does make life much easier in many ways. At the moment we are renting a Mitsubishi Lancer. I do not recommend it. It may just be this beat…
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A Call to Prayer
One thing I have found surprisingly beautiful is the Call to Prayer. Mosques dot the landscape the same way LDS stake centres do in Utah. In each Emirate the timing of the prayer is a little bit different. Within the Emirate it is an amazing, surreal chorus that rings out across the land. Anna Zacharias…
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Little Differences
Our goal to post once a week was easily broken. That probably has a good deal to do with the fact that it was really my goal and I sorta just imposed it on the family… , in a loving and kind way of course. I’ve managed to post once a week. I’ll be long-suffering…
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Food
We have quickly discovered that our food doesn’t last as long as it did back in Canada and we’re in the grocery store at least twice a week, sometimes more. That must mean it’s fresher with less preservatives right? This last trip to the grocery store I took a few more photos to give you…
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A Matter of Culture
I’ve been debating how to write this post. There are some definite cultural differences between here and Canada. Though what constitutes a cultural difference and what is perhaps a local or individual oddity is difficult to say. I’ve had a significant number of what I consider strange experiences interacting with people in just the last…
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An Adventure in the City
I just had an Amazing adventure! My dad and I went for a ride on the metro to pay for schooling. It was really cool, and really hot at the same time. Lol. When the train stopped in Internet City, (where we had to pay for schooling), we couldn’t find our way to the International…
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Money
In making the decision to come to the UAE we took a look at the cost of living as compared to Canada. For the most part the UAE looks less expensive to live. The things that appear to be more expensive: alcohol, sports club memberships and rent don’t really apply to us. We don’t drink…
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The birds
There are lots of different birds here. Some have long legs like the Crab Plover. And some have funny tails like the Bridled Tern. Some are big like a Flamingo. We think the blue feather at the bottom of this page is from an Indian Roller. The picture of the bird with the crazy long…
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