I've worked 12 weeks since the Christmas break, and now we have a week off. We visited the Al Ain Museum today, lots of pots from 2000 years ago, some interesting knives and guns, and some great photos from the early days of Al Ain. The exhibits were not very well labelled, so a lot of the time we weren't sure what we were looking at, or how old it was or where it came from. But for 3 dirhams to get in, not really complaining.
Not long after I arrived, I learnt that the speed limits shown on road signs were not the speed you get booked at. For example, the signs between here and Dubai say 120km/h, but you only get caught by the speed camera if you are going more than 140. This was a bit like an urban myth, passed on from expat to expat. Well, now they have made it official, the newspaper had a report that confirmed this, so now we can comfortably drive at 140 and not worry. Usually we don't go more than 130, the roads are very good most of the way, so we are there in around 75 minutes.
We are going to Dubai on Friday, as it is my birthday, and the one thing I want to do is go up the Burj Khalifa. I have pre-bought the tickets, saving 600 dirhams! I just hope it's not too dusty outside, sometimes there are such bad sandstorms that you can't see anything.
We came second at the quiz night last week, we came away with 2 bottles of wine.
Fifteen weeks until the end of the school year, we have the inspection, a bit like Ofsted, next week, and once that's over we can relax and just get on with helping the teachers and working with the girls. can't wait!
Not long after I arrived, I learnt that the speed limits shown on road signs were not the speed you get booked at. For example, the signs between here and Dubai say 120km/h, but you only get caught by the speed camera if you are going more than 140. This was a bit like an urban myth, passed on from expat to expat. Well, now they have made it official, the newspaper had a report that confirmed this, so now we can comfortably drive at 140 and not worry. Usually we don't go more than 130, the roads are very good most of the way, so we are there in around 75 minutes.
We are going to Dubai on Friday, as it is my birthday, and the one thing I want to do is go up the Burj Khalifa. I have pre-bought the tickets, saving 600 dirhams! I just hope it's not too dusty outside, sometimes there are such bad sandstorms that you can't see anything.
We came second at the quiz night last week, we came away with 2 bottles of wine.
Fifteen weeks until the end of the school year, we have the inspection, a bit like Ofsted, next week, and once that's over we can relax and just get on with helping the teachers and working with the girls. can't wait!
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