Teaching job in Al Ain

I lived/taught in Al Ain, UAE at the UAE University for 5 years ('94-'99). It's more provincial and less developed or urban than Abu Dhabi or Dubai--but they're close enough if you want to go to a big mall or fancy hotel. Al Ain has plenty of amenities like ice skating, several 4-5 star hotels with affordable restaurants and health clubs. My two daughters went to a British school. There is an American (missionary) hospital begun in the 1960s and a good government hospital, too. Several churches. There are several American style restaurants as well as wonderful Lebanese, Indian, Chinese restaurants. I still have contacts/very good friends living and working there. It's on the border with Oman, and you used to be able to cross over easily to visit Buraimi and beyond. Great place for winter/mild weather excursions into the desert. I loved it. The university has its share of aggravating bureaucratic annoyances, but it was very worthwhile to develop close friends from all over the world. Internet access was just beginning when we were there, but now it would be better developed, though everything is censored. It's certainly nothing like Saudi Arabia as far as religious police and government surveillance. Driving is perhaps the scariest part of living there. High fatality rates. You must be flexible if you're going to live in a place like the UAE.

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