And so it begins...

In just a few hours, I will leave for my teaching job in the United Arab Emirates. The fourteen-hour direct flight from Atlanta to Dubai should be rather taxing, especially considering that the longest flight I’ve yet been on was only two-and-a-half hours. I’m excited though: about the flight, about actually getting to Dubai, and about all the adventures, challenges, relationships, and experiences that await me overseas. For the most part, I have absolutely no idea what to expect, but I kinda prefer it that way. It’s more exciting like that.

I don’t know when I will next have consistent Internet access, as I likely won’t be able to get my own Internet subscription until sometime around October or so (visa hoops to jump through and whatnot). I will try to grab a few minutes here and there on friends’ connections, so it shouldn’t be too long before you hear from me again, but just know that if I don’t write you back quickly, it’s not because I don’t like you or because I got captured by terrorists; it’s probably because I don’t have easy access to my email. That and I’ll probably be busy with getting accustomed to living in a big, new, foreign city, and I'll be starting my first year of teaching (a life-consuming event by itself, I’m told). Thanks for reading, and do keep in touch. Hopefully I’ll have some pictures and details about my arrival up here before too long.

Intrepidly yours,
Jeremy