I wanted to do one post about all of the random things in Dubai that don't really deserve their own post....so here goes.
Malls: I live in Al Warqaa 1....a suburb of Dubai. Basically, I live out in the desert...no grass...no trees...just sand, mosques, and malls. The malls here are MASSIVE. The Dubai mall actually has golf cart taxis inside for people to take around the mall. It also has a skating rink, aquarium, and entire souk, and every store you've ever heard of. It just got a Cheesecake Factory! I've been to Dubai mall once, and literally the only thing I bought there was milk, haha, no kidding. Every mall has a supermarket, bank, pharmacies, really everything is located in the malls. It's one stop shopping at its best.
Driving: I rent a car and split it with another teacher. Driving is pretty ridiculous here. You have to do a million u turns to get anywhere and there are millions of roundabouts. I can get to school on the highway....but I can't get home the same way. It's insane. I once exited the mall at the wrong place and had to drive about 15 minutes to another mall to turn around. That's just the way things are. There are speed cameras everywhere and you are supposed to go online, see what tickets you have, and pay. So far I've been afraid to check.
Food: Whatever you want, it's here. Dubai is such a multicultural place, that everyone's needs are pretty much being met. However, there are many American items that you can't find in the grocery stores.
Weather: There is none. I miss fall. It's still 100 degrees here, but it is a lottttt cooler at night now with very little humidity. When I say a lot cooler, I mean it's probably 85 degrees, which feels awesome!
Coffee Shops: Coffee shops are huge here. In Mirdif City Center, the mall by my apartment, there is Starbucks, Caribou, Costa, some English coffee shop, and a couple others that I don't know the names of. The local men especially like to sit and drink and talk for hours at these places. The sad thing is that most of the coffee shops don't open before 9 or 10 am. Can you imagine if Starbucks wasn't open for people to go to before work in the US? It would be sheer pandemonium. There's a Dunkin Donuts on my way to work, but the freaking place doesn't open until 10. Tragic.
Sorry for the rambling about random things. I'll try to do better next time :)
Malls: I live in Al Warqaa 1....a suburb of Dubai. Basically, I live out in the desert...no grass...no trees...just sand, mosques, and malls. The malls here are MASSIVE. The Dubai mall actually has golf cart taxis inside for people to take around the mall. It also has a skating rink, aquarium, and entire souk, and every store you've ever heard of. It just got a Cheesecake Factory! I've been to Dubai mall once, and literally the only thing I bought there was milk, haha, no kidding. Every mall has a supermarket, bank, pharmacies, really everything is located in the malls. It's one stop shopping at its best.
Aquarium at Dubai Mall
Inside Dubai Mall
Ice Rink in Dubai Mall
Lots of grocery stores have pork shops for us expats like myself. Notice that the sign says "Not for Muslims."
Food: Whatever you want, it's here. Dubai is such a multicultural place, that everyone's needs are pretty much being met. However, there are many American items that you can't find in the grocery stores.
Weather: There is none. I miss fall. It's still 100 degrees here, but it is a lottttt cooler at night now with very little humidity. When I say a lot cooler, I mean it's probably 85 degrees, which feels awesome!
Coffee Shops: Coffee shops are huge here. In Mirdif City Center, the mall by my apartment, there is Starbucks, Caribou, Costa, some English coffee shop, and a couple others that I don't know the names of. The local men especially like to sit and drink and talk for hours at these places. The sad thing is that most of the coffee shops don't open before 9 or 10 am. Can you imagine if Starbucks wasn't open for people to go to before work in the US? It would be sheer pandemonium. There's a Dunkin Donuts on my way to work, but the freaking place doesn't open until 10. Tragic.
Sorry for the rambling about random things. I'll try to do better next time :)
Coffee shops...love it! Wish I started work at 9:00!
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