Just when you think it's over....

I think I have sent/resent everything necessary to HR since I have not heard from them lately... But now I have paperwork to fill out for my son's school application.... At least it is a little less daunting! But nonetheless, more paperwork... One day the paperwork will be all behind me- or at least I can hope!!

ABU WHAT?!!? ***WHERE*** is that???

When I say I am moving to Abu Dhabi, no one seems to know what I said or where it is... I use the Sex in the City 2 reference, but it's so old now and apparently not everyone watched it... I say I am going to the U.A.E. and they still have no clue. I reply that it borders Saudi Arabia and then they freak out! I say it is near Dubai where Tom Cruise filmed Mission Impossible 4 in that tall, tall building and they seem to calm down and get happy/excited for me. So here is a map so we are all clear on WHERE I am going! 

I am not actually going to Abu Dhabi City. =(  I am going to the DESERT! The Western Region aka the Wild, Wild West! I will live in Ruwais and I will work in Ghayathi. On weekends, you may find me in Abu Dhabi City or Dubai! Or you may find me at the 5 star resort located in Ruwais! I will have membership there so I may be lounging by the pool or swimming in the gulf! You never know!

For those who are worried about my safety- don't worry. I'd rather you pray! ;-) However, I have no fear about it since God is the one who set this all up! If He will take care of the birds of the air, surely He will take care of me!

And by the way- I am tentatively slotted to teach KG1 which is 3 year olds! I am excited about that! 3 year olds are just babies! I love babies!

Some days this feels like a dream. It feels like I am just imagining all of this in my head. And then I think about how I have only THREE months left to pack my stuff up and leave the only world I've known for quite a while! Well, it will be a true adventure and life is meant to be lived so live it I will! Abu Dhabi bound!!!!

Download, print, write, scan, send...scan, send...scan, send...

I've spent the last few weeks doing paperwork. I've spent more time on my google account than you can imagine RE-SENDING paperwork! Every morning it seems I wake up to emails from HR asking for something I already sent! My degree and license are already authenticated, but for the private school, I also have to authenticate my latest work experience letter. So that had to be notarized and sent off to the Secretary of the State. I imagine that will be back by Wednesday. Then I will send it off with my marriage license and son's birth certificate so everything can go to D.C. and come back authenticated! Now I guess I just wait... Hopefully, I DON'T wake up to another email from HR tomorrow. The time difference really makes it a pain! I get the emails after midnight (8 am or so for them) and by the time I wake up and try to reply their work day is ending! Not to mention they work Sunday through Thursday! And soon that will be me! =)

Divine Connections!!!

I already know 2 people in Abu Dhabi- a former co-worker and a friend from high school. My former co-worker told me to apply with the oil companies and private schools, but I didn't know where to look (until that day when God led me to read that post of the FB forum). Well, she also told me one of her co-workers there left ADEC to work for ADNOC. I contacted her today to find out where her ex-coworker is located. She started a FB conversation between myself and her ex-coworker. She is located in Madinat Zayed and works for the lady who interviewed me! She is one of the curriculum specialists and she will be at my school in the beginning of the year to help open it! We are now FB friends and when she comes off spring break (they get TWO weeks over there!), we are going to chat! I am so excited because she can tell me more about the company I am working for, the curriculum, what I do/do not need to scan/bring over, and just about life in the desert region! God really does put people into place so that all things work for your good when you are His child! Excited!!!! =)