'Twas the Night Before School...

That's right! I was actually in a school today! Correction: My school! It was great but let's rewind.....Yesterday I woke up determined to see something of this place but not before I washed my hair. No sooner was I done with that long process-those who know me are well of aware of the lengthy process wash day is- than I received a call. It was Debbie my head of faculty. She was just heading to Ruwais and wanted to know if this was a good time to meet. I pinned up my hair and ran out of the door. Best decision ever! She took me all over. We went to the few shops in Ruwais, I saw the school(the outside anyway), our incoming competion. By the way the new school is HUGE!!! and going to be free for the international families so... we will loose students but eh what can you do. From what I understand they don't qualified teachers and ADEC is furiously working on that so there's some hope for us yet. Anyhoo, we had lunch at a little sandwich shop and picked each others' brains.  I learned that I would the only teacher at the school who has formal training in Early Childhood Education AND has taught Pre-K/K...um did I mention this is a Kindergarten school???

Whatever, after that I asked her about Ghayathi and all I had heard(good & bad). She was very upfront with me. So bascially I'm approaching living there as if I were living in DC...there are some places I wouldn't go at night by myself  PERIOD. She then offered to take me to see the place and there ain't much there. That's right I had to use "ain't", it's that bad lol. I wish I had taken my key with me but oh well I saw our buildings and her place. They are new and look it...read: no plant life near by. But I can see the camel farm off in the distance. And we are right next to the mayor's compound. It was interesting to see these large compounds with tents right next to them. I'll take pics next time I'm out there. But we do have marble floors throughout. How many teachers can say that?? I know, I know...marble isn't hard for them to get but still it's a nice perk.

Delma Beach

On the way to Ghayathi

Desert golf anyone? That's Dhafra Golf Club