I actually spoke to one of my readers who is preparing to apply with ADEC and it was such a great experience. I never thought of myself as a wealth of knowledge in terms of life in the UAE, but it seems as thought I am. She had a lot of questions and I think that I helped ease her fears. She had so many wonderful things to say about how the blog has helped eased her fears. Thank you, I never thought that the blog would help so many people heading to the UAE. If you have any questions, feel free to write them in the comments and I will get to them as soon as possible. You can also email me at Haneefa underscore c at hotmail dot com if you have any questions or comments or just want to tell me how wonderful I am ;) .
Last post I was in a bad place. I am much better now, but I have cancelled my trip to Sri Lanka. Shocking I know. Since last Thursday I have had a bad feeling about the trip. I have done my share of travelling and I have only felt this omninus sense once before when I was suppose to go away for the weekend and I didn't go. I listen to my body and I trust my gut. In this case I thought about it all weekend, hard, really hard.
Yesterday I decided I am not going. I am going to stay in Abu Dhabi for my vacation, much to all my friends' surprise. I am very close to my mother and often consult her. I told her how I felt, I explained that I had this nagging feeling about the trip, not so much travelling alone but going to Sri Lanka itself. My mother's response; this is God's way of telling you not to go. I never go against my mother, even at 33. I contemplated going somewhere I would be more conform with like Thailand, but when I calculated how much I have already spent (and probably won't get back, I am working on it) another vacation is not in the cards.
I had set aside spending money for the Sri Lanka trip and I will use that the next two weeks to explore Dubai and Abu Dhabi. I am going to do all the touristy things that I am never able to do because I am at work: tour the Grand Mosque, go to the top if the burj Khalifah, go on a mini shopping spree.
I am bummed, I even cried and if you know me the last time I cried was in 2010. But then I remembered HANEEFA,YOU ARE IN ABU DHABI! You are an hour away from Dubai! People pay big bucks to travel here. People honeymoon here, staying 'home' is not a punishment it is a gift. I am in Dubaaaaaiiiiii! Yolo! Turn up! Let go!!! The only kinda sad thing is so many of my friends are going away that I may have to do most of these things alone. No matter, I can do whatever I wanna do!!! Spa day, check! Sleep in, check! Watch Netflicks, check! Go to the beach for 8 hours, check!
The more I write the more I am loving the sound of this Staycation.
This weekend I will head to the beach in Abu Dhabi , don't worry I'll post pictures.
Thanks for the support.
Have a great week.
You should always go with your gut. Good for you! And I hope you have a wonderful staycation and get to do all the fun stuff, and most importantly, relax and recharge for the rest of the school year. Have fun!
ReplyDeleteI think you can't go wrong with listening to intuition, and your mom!! I am a huge fan of the staycation. I bet they have amazing spas in Dubai, you could have a wonderful spa day to unwind. Glad you are feeling better. Can't wait to see you this summer. Mashallah, as ya'll say.
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