Over the oceans & across the dunes, from Tokyo to Dubai !

Our new life will be starting in an oasis. As you are reading this, the movers are here
& we are preparing to leave Tokyo. With fond memories, we say goodbye to these : 

For the next few years, we will be residents of DUBAI, United Arab Emirates.

Living in this city with the world's tallest building, 

and lots of sand between our toes.

For the next few weeks, we will house-hunt while staying at a service apartment. 

Keeping our fingers crossed for our dream villa, the term of which houses are referred to, there. 

Our children will start school on 4 January, at the Dubai German International School,
where there's palm trees in the courtyard. 

In their new school uniforms of white Polo shirts & black bermudas, 

they will learn German, English, French & Arabic 

(which replaces the Japanese that they used to learn in the past). 

And next week, on our first day in Dubai, we will not only celebrate this new part of our lives,
we will celebrate our wedding anniversary as 17 years ago, on Christmas Eve, we got married in New York City.
It might be quite awhile too, before I get back here so please bear with me,
while we move & then get settle & try to unpack those 600 boxes or so!
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year, everyone!