I’ve been meaning to write about my experience as a resident of Dubai for quite some time. I kept putting it off until finally, here I am, typing from my office on a day with almost no work to do.
It wouldn’t have made sense to write about my life after only being here for a few weeks. If I did, my opinions would’ve been affected by the initial wow-effect people experience when they first move here. So, I wanted to make sure I settled down first and got used to everything. Almost two months into living in Dubai, I feel that I sort of reached that stage.
I am not sure where to start though – there are so many different aspects to write about. So many changes since I moved out of Riyadh. Yet, all these changes seem so normal now, like they’ve always been there. Almost not even worth writing about.
So I guess I’ll start off with the conclusion: Overall, I am very happy to be living in Dubai, and I do not regret the decision to move here one bit.
To make it easier for me to assess my life at any point, I like to divide it into different “categories”. So every now and then, I step back and take a separate look at my: professional life, social life, private life, health/fitness, spirituality, finances, learning, and finally, my own leisure time for any random fun activities. In my experience, dividing my life into these categories makes it easier for me to reach the kind of balance that I’m always looking for. Also, when one of these parts of my life isn’t working out too great, I know where to put my focus. And if things are taking time to improve for whatever reason, I still know that, hey, at least the rest of the parts aren’t too bad.
In the future, I might give each of these aspects its own post. For now I can tell you that they are not all near where I would like them to be (so this is not the reason I am happy here). In fact, some of them need a lot of work. But somehow, I feel that being in a city like Dubai gives me the opportunity to make my life the way I would like it to be. And that’s what I love about being here.
You seem to be doing great! Just hoping to meet you soon
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I like the idea of dividing ur life in ‘categories’ because i guess it makes it easier for you to assess yourself as a whole. Keep these blogs going, they’re great
It’s good that you’re liking it here! It is NOT an easy place to be so kudos for surviving so far! Make sure you ALWAYS keep an eye on that balance; Dubai is known for throwing you in a vortex of confusion and parts of your life begin to take over other more important parts.
Just remember who you are and even if you have to write your values down and print it on the front door then do it. The worst change is the gradual change as you don’t see it coming. Just stay true to yourself and you will be fine!
nice post, its nice to see ppl who r organized in the head. i see life as a big picture honestly, when i assess its the overall not the categories. glad ur having fun here. i think everyone should get out of their comfort zone/sheltered lives and challenge themselves evert once in a while. dubai is a safe place, im talking greater challenges. brazil for instance where crime has the highest rate lol kidding. love reading ur writings. they flow easily. bless!