In February of 2018, my husband and I decided we were ready for a change - a BIG one!
We began looking for jobs overseas - especially looking at countries in the Middle East (United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and Kuwait).
After two and a half months of submitting dozens of applications and going through 10+ interviews, I was offered a wonderful position at the American School of Dubai!
I sadly said goodbye to Pike Road Elementary School and packed up my classroom and our home and put everything in 2 big storage units.
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| My classroom is all packed up! |
On August 11, we made our long 18 hour flight journey from Atlanta to Dubai (with a layover in London). We landed at midnight and were greeted in the airport by my new principal (how nice!) and he drove us to our new school-provided apartment.
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| Atlanta Airport |
We had a 2 week introduction to our new town and new school that allowed Ryan and I to slowly adjust to our new normal. Our days were filled with meetings and lots of shopping!
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| Touring the Mosque |
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| The new 18-19 ASD faculty members |
The school provided us with a "settling in" allowance in order to purchase our home furnishings and take care of things like getting internet and cell phones set up.
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| Our new master bedroom |
Along with getting familiar with things at school and home, I also set up my new classroom. We are provided with SO many resources at ASD and getting my room ready was a breeze! School started on August 29 and I was excitedly greeted by 18 happy first graders.
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