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  • UAE National Day

    Happy Birthday to the United Arab Emirates – affectionately known as the UAE.  The UAE is a federation of emirates or small kingdoms each headed by their own Emir (a hereditary position like a king).  The Emir of each emirate is an absolute monarch and the constitution that binds the seven emirates together really just…

  • Settling In

    Well for once this may be a short post.  Less to say must mean that we really are beginning to settle in.  Life has taken on a comfortable routine and we can look forward to predictable days.  That sounds horrible but a little continuity can be good too. We have been enjoying the excellent fitness…

  • “Restrictions”

    I don’t think we’ve really talked about dress code much, and yet it was the topic of a LOT of discussion before coming to the UAE.  Most of the concern was more for my well being.  The popular question involving what my restrictions would be as far as clothing choice.  Though I tried my best…

  • Eastside

    Thursday was the Islamic new year.  So we got the day off.  Shortly after the Oman trip I picked up a off-road map book of the UAE.  Sadly it turns out that just about all the cool wadis are in Oman.  I wasn’t relishing a long drive and crossing the border again so we just…

  • Camping in Oman – Part 3

    Well we are on to the last leg of this adventure.  Our friends, it turns out, also wrote about the trip: the Andersons and the Palmers.  I found it interesting to read about the same trip from another’s perspective.  A big thank you to both the Palmers and the Andersons for such a wonderful time.…

  • The Epicenter

    If you go out my front door and turn left and walk straight for a little way following the sidewalk and turn at the cross walk you will arrive at the gate to the Epicenter.  What is the Epicenter you ask? The Epicenter is a little building that was built for all the kids who…

  • Camping in Oman – Part 2

    The last post concluded with our first morning in Oman.  Friday in the Middle East is the sabbath and so off we went to find the little branch of the church that meets in Muscat. It was about a 2 hour drive from our campsite on the beach outside of Tiwi.  The branch meets in…

  • An Underwater Zoo

    Last week I went to an under water zoo.  I saw giant spider crabs.  They have 8 legs! I also saw penguins, clown fish (or as I like to call them “Nemo fish”).  I saw otters playing in the water, sharks, frogs, chameleons, hmmmm what else? Tons of fish!  Little ones big ones some had weird…

  • 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…

  • 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…