The above photo was taken exactly NINE years ago, today. It was the morning after we landed in Dubai from a long flight from Japan (my camera even still showed Japan time). Our daughter Pristine had just turned 3 years old and I just started working at my current company. We moved to Dubai without any concrete life plans other than “testing the waters” and that whatever happens, we could always go back to Japan.
Nine years later, we are still here. NINE. Sounds like a long time, right?
I still don’t know until when we’ll be here but for now (we are asked that expat year end question again and again), Dubai is (still) home. I lived in Japan for 10 years and 3 months. Do you think I’ll surpass that record in Dubai?
Finding Backroads 
Hey, happy anniversary! Ours will be on March 🙂
I think, maybe, we’ll still be here for the Expo 2020?
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Yeah, absolutely! nine years is a long time period. For me, it has been 2 years since I left UAE and settled back in India. Although I still run my E-Commerce business (YepOffers UAE) in Dubai and I regularly visit Dubai from time to time.
Dubai and whole of UAE is really close to me, since UAE does not gives PR to expats, I decided to move on and settled back in my home town.
This is a lovely blog; thanks for sharing.
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