Loving life is hard sometimes
I am tired of life. It is hard and at times I feel like I am walking into the same wall over and over again.
To be looked down on for covering in a Muslim country is just a bit much for me. I am tired of it. So, I think I am going to leave UAE. However I dont know where I am going to go. NO, I am not going home………home to what….high gas prices, high rents, public school for my kids………Nah……dont think so.
I came overseas to learn Islam and Arabic…..I think I got side tracked…..maybe I will take a yr off and do just that. Work will be here next yr. Even though I HATE HATE HATE Cairo I may end up there………YUCK 
But at least I can afford it and spnd the yr with my kids inshaallah just being a mom 
anymore ideas????
Salaam Alaikum sis,
I have been going through a malaise here in Qatar over the past few months and have realized that in my case it is related to not feeling like I am being challenged and validated (primarily in my work). I have decided to pursue further graduate studies and have recently gotten involved in a major new project here that have helped me respond to those feelings. Is that possible with you? And what will Cairo provide that you don’t have where you are?
Love,
PM
THE BIGGEST thing Cairo can give me is a place to live. There IS NO way I can stay here without a job. The rent here for a 2 bedroom flat can run well over $10,000 USD. That does not include any food or bills. If I go to Cairo I can live off that amount of money for the year. Depending on how I choose to live. I can stay home and do this home schooling right and take a few classes my self. I do not know of many places that I can take classes here. I am not saying there arnt but I do not know of any. There was one close to my home but they were not very accomadating. they wanted to teach me as if I knew Arabic an I didnt. I was just memorsizing. I do that already. I want to read it and learn it. While I know mostletter I do not know all the forms they come in. So it takes me forever to read a word. I want to start over like I know nothing to get what I missed.
Salaams Sis:
$10,000 a month? !!!
Taking time off and being with the kids sounds wonderful to me!
LOL, NO not a month a yr. Rent here is expensive. Trust me a person can spend $10000 a yr and be in a dump. The place i live in now runs $32800 a yr. and like I said that is just rent. Why spend that much on rent alone when I can spend that much on rent and living and make it last longer.
You are right about the ridiculously escalating cost of living in the Gulf. They will soon be out of reach of the ex-pat labor force that they like to employ unless they make DRAMATIC increases in allowances.
I wish the best for you and the kids.
Love,
PM