goodbye - we're off to dubai...

I can’t believe I haven’t written anything since last January. I guess my life has been so consumed by becoming a resident teacher that I have yet taken time to record my life! And honestly the only reason I have time to write is due to the fact that I am home from school because I tore my acl in the classroom in Sept and I had reconstruction surgery 4 weeks ago.

What a sad fact…I had to have surgery to find time to do something I love. ;(

Anyway, lately I’ve been productive cleaning out the house and packing unused items up. Why? You might ask…well it’s my way of throwing out some “good karma” out into the world in hopes the universe will help aid our decision about Chris’ upcoming interview with Emirates Airlines. For those who are outside the airline realm, Emirates is a beautiful & luxurious airline that operates international flights out of Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

I am fortunate enough to have flown on them twice. So, when Chris brought this idea to the table back in June I of course was "onboard" immediately and obsessively. For those that are not as close to me, when I say obsessed I mean obsessed. When I get something in my head I need to know all I can know and nothing gets in the way of my obsession until I move on to my next fix ~ Sad but true.

Ever since Chris and I met in 2002, our life has had a centralized theme…TRAVEL. We met because of it and we live for it. We never turn down an opportunity to get out and see new places. However in the past year we’ve been limited because of my teaching residency. We were planning on making up for the lack of travel this summer by subletting out a house in Amsterdam for a month. Then Emirates came along…now we must get prepared for the possibility of living in Dubai.

Dubai of course is not our first choice in international destinations. But it is a very interesting city full of many different cultures, new architecture, worldwide appeal and opportunities.

We leave tomorrow for 6 days ~ 2 days of travel (15 hour direct flight from jfk), 3 days of an interview, and one day of pleasure (I have a stand-by ticket ~ so fingers-crossed). Time will tell, but until then I’ll continue to prepare for a big move in hopes Emirates likes us and we them.

Stay tuned for more details.