Writer, journalist, blogger, mother of boys, A380 pilot's wife, sun-worshipper and distracted housewife surrounded by souks, skyscrapers, shopping, sea and sand.
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On being an emotional wreck at the end of term!
I can’t believe it’s nearly the end of the school year. Just a week to go here in the UAE. I find it such an emotional time. Friends leaving, switching schools. A forced move coming up. Time passing too quickly. … Continue reading
Posted in Expat, Parenting
Tagged 10-year-old boy's wish list, change, Dubai schools, Dubai summer, Emirates forced move, Emirates housing relocation, emotional at the end of the school year, end of term, end of the school year, expat life, friends leaving, left-handed art, life in Dubai, people leaving the UAE, pilot's wife in Dubai, primary school art, raising children in Dubai, UAE summer
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Overheard in the car
For the past two years, we’ve been car-pooling with a French family to get Son2 home from school. Our son, and their son – let’s call him M – quickly became firm friends, and despite not being in the same … Continue reading
A very special flight
I can’t let our homecoming pass without saying a few words about our flight back: DH was ‘driving’, and while I’ve been his passenger a few times now, it was the first time he’s flown our fledglings in a commercial … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Dubai, Expat, Family, Parenting
Tagged Airbus A380, airline family life, boys, having a pilot as a dad, pilot's wife, pilot's wife in Dubai, transport-mad boys
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CIRCLES IN THE SAND … Marianne Makdisi 