Dear United Arab Emirates (Thanks for being there for me)
Dear U.A.E, You and I have been officially together since Thursday, 20th July 2017. You were the only country I had…
Category: Life in the UAE
Fujairah: The best beach getaway in the UAE
When I first moved to the UAE in 2017, people who were living here for a while kept saying that…
Visiting Oman’s sulphur springs (Al Ain Sahban)
In an attempt to be spontaneous, Polar and I impulsively decided one evening that “this weekend we would go over…
An instagrammer’s guide to cafes in Dubai!
Dubai is filled with gorgeous restaurants serving theatrical food that begs to be photographed… how on earth do you choose…
Expat Panda’s 3 hidden & inexpensive gems in Dubai
When it comes to visiting Dubai- the United Arab Emirate’s most famous emirate- people generally visit the same expensive places…
Beyond Dubai: How to spend a day in Sharjah
Sharjah has a bad reputation. Its known as the conservative, religious and aloof older brother in the family of the…
A glow in the dark garden and an underwater zoo…
As a blogger that lives in the UAE, I get a lot of questions from people who want to visit…
Dubai Versus Abu Dhabi part 2: Which UAE metropolis is the bestropolis?
For those of you who don’t know- I have been competing in a local competition. Let me explain. As…
![🌀New Blog Post: How I survive moments of doubt as an expat🌀
5 international moves later and I still struggle with self doubt 🫠
The way I see it, life is a collection of experiments where we constantly learn about ourselves. Maybe we succeed at what we set out to do and/or we learn something. If we’ve learned, we haven’t failed, so never look at anything you do abroad as a failure 🥇
In my blog post today I outline some of the coping strategies and thoughts that help me navigate a new place once I have moved. Give it a read if this is something you’re struggling with or share it with your friends who may have just moved somewhere new! You can find the post from the latest post tab in my bio link 🔗
The worst is when people say, “But you live in Europe, how bad can it be?” in response to any problem I am facing, as if living in a European country is a magical cure-all for all of life’s ills. I WISH.
Have you experienced self doubt when moving abroad?
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