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A Blog Entry that’s Two Weeks Late..

Posted by LuLuNeSS in Summer 2009 |
August 28th, 2009 |
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(written on August 16th 2009)

As my summer is coming to an end I look back and reflect on the what it was truly about. As I was preparing to leave Abu Dhabi around two months ago I wrote down some aims for this summer, only a few that I have actually achieved during this time.

To me, the past couple of months were a time of reflection, as I had a lot of free time on my hands. It was also a time to bond with the family members I’ve travelled with, and miss the rest that have travelled elsewhere or stayed back at home.

This summer, after 14 summers in the same place, was the first time that I warmed up to the little french town and I must say that I miss it already. There isn’t really much to it except for the beautiful view I wake up to every morning and the wonderful people that vacate there who already feel like family.
Things I learned: Not take Etisalat’s not-so-great services for granted, how to walk and walk to get what you want (I walked around 5km straight to get my Louboutins!), how my nieces and nephews turned out to be more entertaining that I thought, to avoid wearing heels on cobbled roads (it was very amusing to watch girls who did)
Things I’m going to miss: The serenity, the gorgeous dawns and sunsets, wearing a trench coat, the Doner Kebabs, the evening strolls on the lake with MmeMonstre, Laduree’s rose and caramel macaroons, the Parisian walks
Things I’m not going to miss: The rudeness of the French, waking up daily to the unbearable heat, the horrible services, the dog poop that I’ve been trying to avoid endlessly

Things I missed back home: My best friends, being pampered by the philipinas, wearing an abaya, my iMac, my entertainment room, Dubai Mall, big rooms, big roads, big spaces!