Hi
everyone,
Sorry
for the lull in my writing – buuuurrrrrnt out!
I thought the end of the year last year was tough, I don’t think we have
even hit the high point yet and we are fried.
We got told last week that we had to turn in everything (passports,
residence permit, parking permit, school ID, proof of plane tickets, and our
insurance cards) by June 1st or they will not pay us. Threats, threats, threats – apparently the
only way to get compliance in this country.
At that point, we will basically be under house arrest since we can do
nothing without ID. They will physically
escort us to the plane June 29th and give us our passports and exit
visa. We can no longer get into the pool
or any QF facility – just keeps getting better!!
So,
we must have one last hurrah! I’ve
booked tickets to Dubai next weekend and we plan on a big day of tourism to the
max. Heading to the indoor ski resort in
the morning and then diving the Dubai aquarium in the afternoon. What a hoot – we just gotta do it, just to
say we did!
A
lot has happened since I last wrote.
Missie jumped on a plane and made a quick trip home. She got to see the whole family; of course
Koen too. But, it was a whorl wind trip
– about 60 hours travel and about 50 hours in AZ. She came back happy and I know her mom was as
well.
I
sold the car the same weekend, so are now splitting the rental costs of a car with
the couple we went to London with, Robby and Irena. Seems to be working out okay, they sleep in
late and stay up late – we go to bed early and get up early. Young vs. old J.
We
are now working out the last of the details in shipping stuff home. We don’t have that much, but Qatar Airways is
charging so much for extra baggage now (about $260 US per bag) if you connect
with an American Airline, that we just had to find an alternative. So we should be able to ship a 100 kg or so
to PHX for about $600.
The
weather has gotten back to where it was when we arrived in 2010. Averaging 46°C (115°F) with 75 to 80% humidity.
Now after all this time, the school decided that it is dangerous for
students to be outside in the heat (doesn’t seem to stop them after school), so
we are on indoor recess for the rest of the year. Oh boy!!!
I’m back in my old pattern of school and then hitting the pool at our
complex for an hour or so to read – seems to help me keep my sanity.
Check
out the pics of our new toy – gunna do some back road exploring this summer.
Lesson of the Week: Head down, eyes
straight ahead.
Love you all,
Doug
and Missie
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