In the studio.
I thought that (some of) you might like to see a bit more of what daily life is like here in Abu Dhabi. I tried to document a typical week… except, you know, there is no such thing as a typical week in Abu Dhabi!
Here we go…
Sunday starts off the week bright and early with my alarm snapping at me at 5:20am. I typically think something along these lines… “What should I wear? … 5 more minutes … Oh I know, how about an ankle length skirt and cardigan!”
Usually I’m out the door by 6:30am and ready to make my 45 minute drive to work, but not on this Sunday. This Sunday my co-workers and I were scheduled to observe a model school in the city. We were lucky enough to watch one of our friends teach a kindergarten lesson, then we toured the school. After the tour we were gifted a rose… Emirati hospitality.
As an extra special treat Sarah and I were not made to drive all the way out to school after the observation. We spent our extra spare time having lunch at the nearby mall and shopping for gifts for our local co-workers.
During the evenings on Sundays I’m in the pottery studio learning how to manipulate clay into prettiness. My pottery instructor is very talented and entertaining to be around. She clearly loves her craft and her students. The class is small with about 3 or 4 other students attending each week. Everyone moves at their own pace and I am certainly the novice in the bunch. This night I made a coil mug… my least favorite project. My first pot was actually quite impressive… the second not bad… but this… meh.
The week improves…
xo, jill
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