We have been here for a month now and are more then ready to start living a "normal" life. When we first got here all we did was clean, unpack, and put stuff away. It was kind of like Christmas, opening boxes and finding all our stuff from home. That helped us get through the first half of the boxes, the second half wasn't nearly as exciting as we really just wanted to get it over with. Day after day, and box after box, our home slowly came together.
First things first: a good nights rest. After two nights in Sarah's bed (Steven's sister) we searched our boxes for our bedding to get our bed set up (frames are still to be hung):
Next came the living room: we didn't think that home was all that big until we realized mega couch only took up 1/3 of the room:
Most of our days are spent sending out our resumes and looking for work, and praying that when jobs present themselves, God will make it clear if we are to take them or not. We get up in the morning and check email and websites that list jobs offered here in Dubai. Steven and I have both been on job interviews but are still just waiting for the right job to come along. Until then we will keep on looking, and trust that God will provide and sustain.
First things first: a good nights rest. After two nights in Sarah's bed (Steven's sister) we searched our boxes for our bedding to get our bed set up (frames are still to be hung):
It wasn't too hard to decide where to hang what, since we set our living room up the same as it was back home, but there are a few pictures we haven't hung yet. Also, the houses here are built out of cinder block, so you kind of have to commit where you want to hang stuff, unless you want to be constantly drilling into cement.
After days of unpacking we took some time off and headed out to the mall for a break. The malls pretty much have everything you could imagine: bowling, movies, tons of shopping, in-door soccer, in-door skydiving, in-door skiing, ice skating, aquariums, gyms and fitness centers, and all the food you can imagine: Taco Bell, McDonalds, Fatburger, Chilis, Fridays, P.F. Changs, CPK, Starbucks, Cinnabon, Krispy Kreme, Pinkberry, KFC, Coco's, plus a ton of amazing eurpoean, greek, arabic, and lebanese resturants. It's nice to be able to walk around and see some familiar stores like Crate and Barrel and Forever 21, and then to be reminded you are in the middle east by the signs asking you to wear respectful clothing and to keep your knees and shoulders covered.
Steven and I both really want to try this in-door skydiving. The pros make it look so easy (tho I'm sure it's not).
Most of our days are spent sending out our resumes and looking for work, and praying that when jobs present themselves, God will make it clear if we are to take them or not. We get up in the morning and check email and websites that list jobs offered here in Dubai. Steven and I have both been on job interviews but are still just waiting for the right job to come along. Until then we will keep on looking, and trust that God will provide and sustain. We have been attending a church here in Dubai, and have been a part of a small group bible study and have really enjoyed getting to know other Christians and getting to fellowship with them. A group of people from the church go and play sports on Friday nights in a park about 10 minuets from our home and it has been a lot of fun being able to get out.
Two last awesome things about where we live: Hogwarts aka Repton boarding school, and the view of the sunsets againts the downtown skyline. (both in view from our home)
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