Here it goes.

40 entries.

The lucky entry was entry #1 (strangely!). Toni, that’s you! You’ll be receiving some Tutku shortly.

BONUS: While in Thailand I decided to give away a Thai novelty snack to the second name drawn. A much battered package of Thai cookies go to my cousin Amanda (entry #33)! I’ll expect a full report on how they taste…

Here’s a preview of some of our novelty snacking in Thailand:

Thanks for playing everyone!

xo, jill

A bit of excitement.

Tomorrow I’m off to Thailand to not only celebrate surviving the first semester but also my 25th birthday!

What a great time for a blog giveaway!

So in honor of these 2 momentous events I’m willing to do something I thought I’d never do: Share my Tutku!

That’s right, the winner of this lovely blog giveaway will receive in the mail my favorite novelty snack… plus a few extras.

All you have to do is:
1. Leave a comment anywhere on the blog with the word Tutku in brackets, like so: [Tutku]
2. Tell 1 person something neat about Abu Dhabi. Like, “Hey, did you know that people in Abu Dhabi drive incredibly fast yet walk incredibly slow?” You could even just give a mini geography lesson and tell a friend where AD is located!
3. Enter as many times as you like.

I’ll compile the comments in order and select a winner with a random number generator.

Contest closes on my birthday February 9th at 4:44pm Abu Dhabi time (4:44am PST).

xo, jill

Technical difficulties are contributing to the scarcity of posts… not a lack of adventure.

xo, jill

Yes I did just type that.

Currently sitting at the main post office are not one, not two, but THREE packages waiting for me. The tricky bit? The small parcels office closes at 2:00pm.

I finish work at 1:10pm with a 50 minute commute back to town.

Today I arrived at 1:52pm… he left early.

Try again tomorrow…

xo, jill

*Update*

Left school 10 minutes early today and made it to the post office! There were not three but FOUR packages waiting! One is for Frances, but it was still pretty exiting to walk out with my arms full. Thanks to Dad and Toni, Nikki, and Liz! And thanks to everyone who has sent me a holiday card!

We interrupt the barrage of Baku photos for this special announcement:

Happy 75th Birthday, Grandma Joyce!