so most of you know from facebook that i took the job at the new holiday inn abu dhabi...
i am liking the experience i am gaining, and the people are great here... 30 different nationalities work at the hotel..
i am the only canadian, but there is also an american, and a couple english and australian...
there are a few from each country, but only one or two from places like holland, russia, mexico, france, etc... there are several from egypt and syria, and the rest are either indian, sri lankan, or filipino...
the cafeteria is a mix of languages!!! mainly arabic,indian,filipino,english...
the beauty as well is that we celebrate all cultures, especially when it comes to food!!! there is always a variety of foods from india, phillipines, and arabic/lebanese food... this is the highlight of my day, tasting many, many different dishes, all free... i love spicy and flavourful foods, so this has been a great experiment of various dishes...
and right now, the management are testing the restaurant food before the guests arrive next week, so it is a real treat!!!
i would name a lot of the different dishes, but you get the idea :)
everyone has a great command english here as well, with varying degrees of fluency...
several staff have multiple languages, with one of my external guards who is from nepal, who knows 8 languages, he is a great asset to have...
right now, i am working 12 hour days trying to help get the hotel ready for the opening... my boss is egyptian and a nice guy, so it has been a good experience...
what else??? i will take pics soon, but still no internet at home... i am using the hotel internet at work, but once we have home internet, we will post pics here and on facebook...
Around here, Etisalat is now a curse word!!!
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