Orientation
The new LT's (licensed teacher-remember that cause I will be using that acronym a lot) arrived in AD last Saturday and Sunday. We had orientation Wednesday/Thursday. Wednesday we set up bank accounts (fun, fun) and had our medical exam. I was poked, prodded and xray(d) just to get my residency. Haven't heard anything so I'm guessing no news is good news...On Thursday we were forced to sit through a day of ADEC (Abu Dhabi Education Council-also remember=they are my boss) orientation, which was sort of like PD's back in SF. At the very end we received our placements.........I will be teaching K in Al Ain at an all girls K-12 school. I am one of a very few LT's who received what they truly wanted so I am feeling very blessed and excited. I don't know exactly when I will be making the trek across the desert due to the Muslim holiday Eid which goes from Sunday to Tuesday - but I am keeping my fingers crossed that I will hear something on Wednesday-Inshallah.
Info on my new city-Al Ain:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Ain
Al Ain is about an 1.5 hr drive from Abu Dhabi and Dubai.
Photo Gallery-a few photos of what I have been up too around AD
Poor goats are probably not going to survive the night-Eid Holiday is not a good time of year for goats
Carpet Souk (Souk=traditional market place)
Sheikh Zayad Grand Mosque
Inside the Mosque-Worlds larges chandelier-made in Germany
Worlds largest carpet-made in Iran
Entrance to the Mosque
3rd largest Mosque in the world!
1000 columns beautifully decorated with marble from around the world
A mini mosque (compared to Grand Mosque) right next to my hotel-photo taken from the roof
Corniche-Abu Dhabi Beach
The most stunning colors of blue I have ever seen
Wow! I love your pictures Brenda. Are you using your kitchen or exploring the foods of AD? Hope all is well. Keep the pictures and stories coming.
ReplyDeleteThanks Crystal! I have not been using my kitchen...but the food here is so good and cheap the I don't feel that guilty :-)
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