Sounds like our school is giving us a hard time about the baby now. They don't want to give up any maternity leave, and now they don't want to pay health insurance for the baby.
Anywho, we're talking about breaking our contract for next year. It means we'd have to leave Abu Dhabi before this summer, sometime probably pretty soon actually, and we'd have a one-year ban on working in the UAE.
We may have found another job, though: There's an American school that teaches diplomats' kids from western countries, which sounds promising. It's in Baghdad, though, which is kind of scary. But I think we're going to take the job in Iraq. We'd still be living in the Middle East, which is good. We'd be living in a compound for the most part, but to go to the doctor's for baby visits or go grocery shopping, we'd have to go into the city itself. They even offer police and/or military escorts!
The school is so desperate for teachers that they will take us on with the baby. They provide housing (within the compound), and we're told it's pretty safe, actually. An opening came up for teaching science (Christine's specialty), and they think they may have something for me if I don't mind being a librarian for a while. I might need to take an online course or something.
I guess the last science teacher they had experienced a minor mishap when his military escort was attacked by a suicide bomber (outside the compound). If we don't leave the compound very often, we should be fine.
Anyway, it will be an adventure for us. Just think of the articles I can write! Anyway, we're fine here, just trying to pack a few things for the move.
Oh yes, and have a happy April Fool's Day.
AUTHOR'S NOTE (12 April 2008): DUE TO MUCH CONFUSION, I AM COMPELLED (in other words, Christine is making me do this) TO REMIND READERS THAT THE ABOVE BLOG ENTRY WAS AN APRIL FOOL'S JOKE. WE ARE NOT MOVING TO IRAQ. IN REALITY, WE ARE MOVING TO AFGHANISTAN. WE JUST DIDN'T WANT ANYONE TO WORRY, SO WE MADE UP THE IRAQ STORY. Randy
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3 comments:
This is crazy news!! You 2 never stop surprising me. I know you would never do anything that was too unsafe, just be careful and keep us posted.
You suck, I just read it again while talking to Rick on his way to Pennsylvania and guess I did not read the whole thing somehow. You got me, what can I say. Kudos to you though, well done and considering both of you, it is not that unbelievable and may still be true...
You know, I am really gullible, and even though there's a giant heading that says April 1 at the top I totally fell for it. My mouth was about down to the computer desk. I hope you are having a wonderful time preparing for the baby! (I won't get to come to the shower because I'll be on a cruise... wish I could though!)
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