This and That...

Well we've been here a month!  Hard to believe!  It was nice to have the weekend to just chill out.  School was quite interesting the first week.  With very little organization we just go with the flow!  It's a mentality change where we aren't "go getters" on our own.  There is only so much we can do within our classroom.  But we're adjusting and enoying life here. 

The kids really love all the new friends they have here!  Our routine has been dinner around 5:30, then we go outside to play and then around 7:15ish bath and bed! 

While teaching here is exhausting, we're slowly (shway - shway) making a difference.  It feels good to be here and see the kids so friendly and warm - even though they have issues being quiet and listening!  It's just something you can't explain - you just have to experience it!

Here are some photos!

Cole & Rowan (he lives across from us!) at the Rugby Club in Al Ain

Some Figi Dance group practicing their dance. 

Caralyn @ The Rugby Club

Playground @ The Rugby Club

Outside seating

Cole playing soccer - he ran into a friend from school - Mahmoud. 

The FAM! @ The Rugby Club

Cole - munching on his feet while watching his Ben 10 movie!

Brings me back to my childhood - ice cube trays! 
I remember having to do this as a kid and you better not
be the one who took the last few cubes without emptying the others. 

Our AC units - every room has one!
They work awesome too!

The kids curtains! 
A blanket we used to have in the living room.
Hey - it works!  Soon we'll get real curtains.

Ready for bed!

Water heater - each bathroom has one!

Ventilation?  Every bathroom has one.
And the kitchen has one.

My homemade curtains!  Just a sheet I sewed - by hand!
I wanted to cover the kitchen windows so we
didn't see into our neighbors kitchen.

No silverware drawer!  We have a silverware tree!
Not something we'd normally have but afterall
no one thought we'd ever move to the UAE!