"Don't cry because it's over - Smile because it happened"
-Dr. Seuss-
For 3 years Dubai was our Home.
It only took us less than a week to feel this way and I can tell you, it's a special feeling.
Feeling at home in a new country is hard work, physically and more so mentally - meeting new people, finding a new school, searching for a new house, where is the best, cheaper, nearest grocery store, new doctors, a whole lot of administrative work, unpacking box after box, finding new appliances, welcoming guest after guest after guest into our home, trying really hard to drive safely on the high way not to be killed (and succeeding), getting lost for the 4ooth time, adjusting to new rules and new cultures, honestly, the list is very long - but we took it all in and fully enjoyed our time here. We even celebrated our wedding here - big time!
But this is not a post to sum up our lives here - it's simply too much to share - but I will say this...
Tonight, I couldn’t stop thinking about the meaning of names and titles and the importance we put on ourselves and others.
From the moment we are born, our name is attached to us. Perhaps we’ll change it later in life by marriage or preference - but still, we have that name. It’s not who we are.
And yet, when it comes to our titles at work or as a profession, we somehow tend to put more value on this part of our lives.