Q is for...Quite An Experience

Despite the challenges I've faced while here in Abu Dhabi, I must admit: I'm totally enjoying myself. I've been doing things I haven't been able to do back home. I'm living out of my comfort zone and I'm loving it. For me, the good outweighs the bad. I would've have never dreamed I'd be here, thousands of miles away from my family, enjoying myself, living life to the fullest.


So far I've...

• Met some awesome people
• Attended a Janet Jackson concert...stood right by the stage!
• Attended a SADE concert...all who knows me know I love me some Sade
• Gone on a desert safari
• Ridden on a camel
• Camped out in the desert
• Visited Morocco, one of the top countries on my "Most Visit" list
• Moved into a high-rise apartment
• Stayed several 5-star hotels
• Visited the tallest building in the world
• Held a snake without passing out
• Ate at restaurants located in 5 (or more) star hotels
• Swam in the beautiful waters of the Persian Gulf 
• Learned more about myself
• Learned more about God

And this is all in eight months. I so can't wait to see what God's got in store for me in the next 15 months. I don't know just yet if I'm going to renew my contract after my two years is over July 2013. Whether I do or not, when I go back home to the States, I'd be able to honestly say I've had quite an experience in Abu Dhabi!


And now for some Arabic vocabulary...


Qur'an - religious text of Islam