dubai living here for a year now... miss the US, but my eyes are open!
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Ok so i have been Living in Dubai now For over a Year. I moved here for my husband new job opportunity. I can Remember the night i Got off the Plane (nov 9th 2007) and thought goddamn it"s muggy, and what is that smell. Then came this music after tossing and turning from the jet lag and the curiosity of exploring the next day. i was questing this music that was blasting in the streets around 5 A.M. It was prayer time, and let me tell you, it wakes me up almost every morning till this day. I never knew i was a lite sleeper, or maybe god is just trying to send me a message : ). Usually when i get into a country i want to walk around, find a local restaurant get a drink and something traditional to chew on while i take in my new surrounding and plan my day, but dubai was different, i couldn't just walk outside and feel happy or refreshed, i actually felt really scared, and that is funny cause in dubai they say there is no crime, but with every man following you and hollering at you, a normal woman can feel really uneasy. I Have to say I have never experienced this sort of behavior. i thought at first they must have thought i was a prostitute, but wait a second, i actually took the time to dress very modest, and believe me, in 38 degree Celsius that is very respectful of me. why was every man so disrespectful? Whatever, i still carried on, and just kept the so called conservative culture in mind, even though every night i went back to my husband saying i think we made a big mistake moving here. Well time passed, i found my smile once again on NYE with a good DJ and An extra amount of drinks (you have to buy extra cause the alcohol is watered down, as it seems like everything is here, they do anything here for extra $) And in Feb i landed a job Working for MAC cosmetics, even though i studied TV production, i couldn't find a way into that here, but i will keep trying. I made some good friends and worked around a lot of local women, this was great, cause now i was able to understand why i was being stared at when i got here i guess the thing is you can't trust the men here and, it if you are bothered just call the police right then, thats it it's all you can do. If your western that just makes you easy, i guess their motto is why not try. Whatever, i resigned from MAC cause the working hours are way different in dubai, you work harder for less money, and the hours are just ridicules. Now i am a freelance artist and i make a bit more and work less hours, the thing that i learned here is anything is possible as long as you know the the people who matter, and find a way to look like you come from money. Money is all that matters here, spending it and making it, there is nothing much more than that. Except figuring out a way to survive in the traffic, or figuring out for yourself that crime is a secret being kept from everyone.After a year here i have settled down and figured out how to keep mysef happy, tell myself that i will always find somthing beautiful in the darkness, but in dubai i have to be a little more cautious. I use a Bigger flashlight : ) and look to the future.There are things about my self that have changed for the better. Learning to love yourself is really important when you are all you really have. ohh yeah, i do have my husband, and a cat we happy as we can be for the time being. we know what we want now, and know how to go about moving to a different country. I can see it! wellington New Zealand, green living, fresh air, an ocean that doesn't have sewage continuously being dumped in it, friendly, real, people, wineries, art, a real sense of freedom, less income for a better quality of life is a decent trade in my opinion. but i am in dubai learning some big lessons and toughing out till i can get over the rainbow. |
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