Missing Dubai...

I went out and played a little pick up soccer at the Prater last night, I was the only girl and the only English speaker, but my German has improved dramatically over the last few weeks and I'm pretty sure what they were saying the whole time was how awesome I was. Ha! I got home and immediately e-mailed my coaches in Dubai asking them to come to Vienna and start a team... Playing was really fun, but it made me miss The Dubai Heat Ladies... It was so great to have a team and a coach and be a bit competitive in something. I'm sorta feeling like I'm losing in life right now, so it'd be great to have a team where we could be winning. The girls in Dubai are also doing, or did, a soccer boot camp... I'm jealous, in that, I kind of hate you way.

When I was working at DAA it sometimes felt a bit claustrophobic to work, live and socialize with all the same people, but the last couple weeks I would have given anything to be back in my dorm life housing across the street from work surrounded by people. I love Vienna and my apartment, but it definitely feels lonely. I invited myself over to Steph's for dinner last night I just couldn't stand the thought of going home to an empty, unfurnished apartment. Life without credit cards is no fun. I also waited too long trying to figure out what I was going to do for Christmas and now the tickets are so expensive I can't afford to fly home. It'll be interesting to be here... it's supposed to be an amazing place with all the Christmas markets and all that.

I'm missing parts of Dubai life, but can't imagine a better place to spend Fall, it's my favorite time of year. I'm coaching a soccer tournament and right now we're between games, the weather is amazing, clear blue skies and school is basically a super cute small town surrounded by woods and vineyards. It really couldn't be prettier. I am currently obsessing about pumpkin soup. It is so delicious! I just asked Steph if she wanted to go out walking in the vineyards tomorrow and then stop and eat pumpkin soup and drink wine.

I guess I'll be back in Dubai soon enough... less than 8 weeks and I'll be laying in the sun after eating a huge slice of carrot cake, but who's counting...!