Category Archives: Holidays

I Can Show You Dubai

Posted on December 4, 2014 by TheJessicaness

Alarm at 5:50 going off in the bathroom (only 110v outlet in the room) forces me out of bed. Caleb brought an adapter with one plug ensuring his phone was charged so we had GPS available. I laid down on the other … Continue reading →

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Things To Be Thankful For

Posted on November 27, 2014 by TheJessicaness

In no particular order By: Jessica people who feed me the water delivery men Caleb’s pay check long hot showers constant A/C dog hair on marble floors  streets that don’t burn my feet cheap petrol learning Arabic living close to … Continue reading →

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A Hijab for Ashura

Posted on October 28, 2014 by TheJessicaness

Caleb took his bike to duty so that I could stay home and kill a thousand ants. I need to call the bug guy. I met Eloise at her place at 11:20 and she served us a lunch of samosas, bread, … Continue reading →

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Celebrating Ganesh

Posted on August 29, 2014 by TheJessicaness

I got home late and I think the cleaning took longer than I realised. The dogs might’ve been hungry when we laid down, but I wasn’t getting back up. I’d had four long exciting days and needed some rest. A … Continue reading →

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The First Day of Eid-Fitr

Posted on July 28, 2014 by TheJessicaness

Set my alarm for 45 minutes so my nap would match the dryer and woke up five minutes prior just to take wet clothes out. Lesson learned: don’t set the dryer for 30 minutes when clothes still come out moist … Continue reading →

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