Moving in... and Inshallah

In the beginning of September we moved to the Hilton in Al Ain... and said goodbye to our five star treatment. No more free water, or free internet! That was the hardest part, but we did begin really getting our flat together. Here is our experience:

The first thing we did was hire a cleaner to clean the whole place. She did a great job. One of our toilets was really bad though. It looked like the sewage backed up and sprayed out in the toilet. We told the cleaner not to worry about that, because the manager at the complex said they would clean it. After a few days of calling, I came home and Shawn had cleaned it anyway.

We went to the mall to get our internet set up and ordered a fridge and washer/dryer. The washer/dryer was delivered two days later... no fridge. They said it would come “tomorrow.” A week later they sent us the wrong one, it was smaller than what we ordered. We sent it back. We still have no fridge :(

The internet people came a few days after we ordered it and said a cord was broken. They came back a few days later... first at 9:30 and then at 10:30. We were excited. They said they would be back at 3. They didn't show. A week later Shawn went to the head office... and we finally have internet!

Our Ikea furniture was delivered a few days ago along with our mattress... we are still waiting for our couch. We are still waiting for the plumber to come fix two of our toilets as well.

So the moral... things here are different. You have to have a lot of patience. Things will get done, but yo never know when. There is a different way of thinking here. It is interesting, some things here are advanced. The banking system is very secure and the architecture is amazing. Yet, things like furniture take forever to get delivered and stuff get done “Inshallah.”

As soon as the place gets more together I will post pictures. We have lived here for a few days, so we are still unpacking. We really hope our fridge comes soon though, cause we are tired of eating out. Here is the baby's crib and our bed: