Abu Dhabi is not an easy place to be, for me.
It is urban, something I am not used to.
There is dust and concrete everywhere.
No matter how long you are there, you know you are still an outsider. Someone who kind of fits into the city, but not really.
But then there is Sama Tower, and the NYUAD community - a place where I fit.
Where 3AM conversations are the best, and manaeesh and juice runs make your day.
Where the work is hard, but your friends are always there for you.
Abu Dhabi is hard. It hurts to be there.
But now, once I have left Sama tower for a year away, I realized it also hurts to leave.
Goodbyes are hard. I am happily leaving Abu Dhabi for a year, to find some space to breathe, but I do so with a heavy heart, because I will miss the place to some extent, and I will definitely miss the people.
But new adventures await.
<3
It is urban, something I am not used to.
There is dust and concrete everywhere.
No matter how long you are there, you know you are still an outsider. Someone who kind of fits into the city, but not really.
But then there is Sama Tower, and the NYUAD community - a place where I fit.
Where 3AM conversations are the best, and manaeesh and juice runs make your day.
Where the work is hard, but your friends are always there for you.
Abu Dhabi is hard. It hurts to be there.
But now, once I have left Sama tower for a year away, I realized it also hurts to leave.
Goodbyes are hard. I am happily leaving Abu Dhabi for a year, to find some space to breathe, but I do so with a heavy heart, because I will miss the place to some extent, and I will definitely miss the people.
But new adventures await.
<3
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