A while back, I was given an assignment to write about the dangers of plastic for my English examination. I was completely clueless. I knew that plastic is non biodegradable and it litters the...
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Sam Chui is 30 years old and has lived in Abu Dhabi for five months. He moved to Abu Dhabi from Sydney Australia and currently works in the banking/financing industry. Abu Dhabi Week asked Sam...
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Desert camping is perhaps the most unreal experience ever – it’s just you, the dunes, the sand and the endless emptiness. The dunes are massive, some as high as skyscrapers. The winding road...
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Umar Hassan is 29 years old and has lived in Abu Dhabi for five months. He moved here from London, and works in Finance. Abu Dhabi Week asked Umar what are the five things he likes most about living...
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My interest in guide dogs started almost ten years ago when my family adopted a retired guide dog called Gabby. She had been a working guide dog for almost four years until she developed a medical...
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Amir El Sherif is 28 years old and has lived in Abu Dhabi for most of his life. He grew up here, left for university and then came back to work in 2005. He is a mechanical engineer during the day and...
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Amid all the exam anxiety, my ever-wandering thoughts rested on school. The initial excitement about leaving school, about never having to get up early or wear that wretched uniform turned to nausea...
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Aruna is 24 years old and has lived in Abu Dhabi for two years and seven months. She moved to Abu Dhabi from the Punjab region in India. Aruna works as a waxing and threading technician in a nail...
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My mother had never looked so beautiful. We ran towards each other like they do in Bollywood movies and gave each other a huge hug – one of the warmest I have ever had in my life. Then I saw my dad...
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Ziad is 32 years old and was born and raised in Abu Dhabi. He spent 11 years abroad but has been back for five years. Ziad is a lawyer by day and a photographer by night...
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