Another year is about to start so we get the most generic of questions from family and friends back home, "You're still there?" We're about to welcome another year in Dubai. Didn't we come here and intend to stay for a few years? You know, just to test the waters? (As of this writing, it's …
What to do in Dubai for a short trip
What is a "short" trip, anyway? Well, it really depends on an individual's perception of time. A few hours of layover time? 24 hours? A few days maybe? I often get emails like, "I'll be in Dubai for a short layover what do you suggest I do? Where do I go? Must not miss places?" "I don't want to …
Start of my life as an expat
It's Thursday again! I was drafting a little personal #ThrowbackThursday story that was meant to be published in my blog's Facebook page but then it got longer and longer that I thought, what the heck, I'll make this into a blog post instead! As you may have noticed in my previous posts and in my …
How to transfer UAE visa sponsorship for children
Like hundreds of thousands of expatriates in Dubai, we all require a visa to work and live here. Mine and my husband's employment visas are sponsored by our respective employers. Either of us but usually the husband ("head of the family") can then sponsor our children and our house help. When we …
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Our Dubai story
When the name Mark Fonseca Rendeiro popped up in my inbox the other day, I was like, "hey, I have heard of this name somewhere!". A few Google search moments later, I found out that the guy who just sent me an email asking if he can interview me about my "Dubai life" was indeed the citizen …
5 Reasons why we hired a house help
We have a live-in house help. I am not afraid or ashamed to admit this because I am not a supermom who can do everything and keep my sanity: work, kids and a less-cluttered house. She takes care of my son when I am out working. She helps me run the house so everyone is well fed and …
