Welcome to Sharjah!

I have arrived! Stacey has set up this blog for me, which I am hoping to keep updated - we'll see how I go.

I got dropped off at my apartment about 4.30am on Wednesday morning, just as the first prayer of the day was called. There are 5 calls to prayer each day - every mosque has a PA system that announces each of them - they are becoming my early morning wake-up!

Here are some photos of my apartment:

This is the outside of my building - we lovingly refer to it as our sandpit.

My hallway

My kitchen

- note the fire extinguisher beside the toaster -

they must have heard how bad I am at cooking!

My bedroom - not too untidy yet

Bathroom

Guest Bathroom - feel free to come visit

Lounge room

The washing machine in the corner of the kitchen

The view from my sand covered balcony - I'm on the third floor of the building

This is the hot water switch, which I haven't really needed to use it yet as the water is generally hot without any help.

Life here is definintely interesting. I'll hopefully post some photos of the school soon. The spiral staircase and skylight in the school library are amazing!