Blogging Take 1

This is my first experience with blogging so bare with me. I have no idea what I'm doing but am going to try to figure this thing out.

Most of you already know that I'm headed to the Middle East on Halloween for a 6 month adventure. I figured that starting a blog would be a great way to keep everyone updated on the experiences I encounter while I am living abroad since I'm terrible with the phone and being 8-9 hours ahead will likely only make it worse!

Why Abu Dhabi you ask? An opportunity came up at work in July that I couldn't pass up. My name went on a list of qualified candidates for my firm and my resume was one of 6 sent to the client from our end. Two other firms submitted what I'm guessing is about the same amount of options. From this initial round I was chosen for an interview and from that round was chosen for a final interview. When I started the process a part of me thought it was a huge long shot, but I also just had this feeling from the day I read the email that I would be going. I'm not a huge "feeling" person, but for some reason, I had a very strong feeling about this. 13 weeks after starting the process, I was informed that I was chosen and life as I knew it was about to change!

I know most people think I'm crazy to want to do this, but its a perfect opportunity for me to go see a part of the world I'd otherwise likely never see. Abu Dhabi is also very westernized and largely made up of ex pats, so its not like going to Saudi. I will not be wearing a burka. I expect to live a fairly normal life, just in a much warmer locale! For those of you who know my obsession with the sunshine and warmth know that this could not have been a better choice! I'm going from mild fall temps in DC to summer like weather in Abu Dhabi and returning just in time for the warm weather to be back in DC. Talk about perfect timing!

Okay...its Monday and I officially only have 5 full days left in the states. I will probably not blog again until I land in my new home (which is fine, since I probably wont tell anyone about this blog for awhile either, ha!).