It has been over two months since I updated this blog.  I have still been updating the pictures and my main web site at www.rascott.com

 

Tai is in New York today. We were there together in May the week of my birthday and just before I started work. It was a happy time exploring the New World with her. And it is strange to think about her going to all the places that we went to so recently. She must be having fun....she is very quiet!

 

After almost three months I still have not fully settled back into work. It would be unfair for me to write about the work and the Company. But it has not been quite what I expected. There are some very able people. But after years working in public companies with significant accountability and transparency a private family business is a very different environment.

 

And working in Dubai is different. The hours are long - a 7.30 start. Levels of professional service are still not  at the level of first class business centres. The quality of professional advise, innovation of ideas and progress on getting things done can be slower than expected. I am trying to be diplomatic.

 

Work should pick up as the new school year starts. It has not been an easy start to my Dubai career. But I need to make the best of my time working here. I came to Dubai because Tai and I want to be together; at least as much as her flying career wil allow. 

 

It is late and has been a long week. I would like to sound positive and upbeat about my life here. But I have been uncertain about both my personal life and my career this week. I should be more confident. I know I am doing my best. But at both a personal and a professional level sometimes you need other people to tell you that you that all is well with the world!

 

Tai and I had a great time with Alex in England at the beginning on this month. There are plenty of pictures on this site. It was so nice to see green fields, to see and feel rain, to read a decent newspaper. My mother is doing well. She is strong and well and has a great network of friends in the village.

 

I am already looking forward to our next holiday (Bangkok in October). The last few weeks back in Dubai have been quite stressful; work, for both of us, has been tiring. Dubai in August has little to commend it. It is at least 45C most days; and not much cooler at night.

 

Tai will be back later tonight and I will be happy to see her.