My first international field assignment takes me to the city Dubai, in the UAE.
| Date | Blog Title | Location |
| May 30th 2012 | Last Day in America.. | North America » United States » New York » Rochester |
| May 31st 2012 | Arrival!!! | Middle East » United Arab Emirates » Dubai |
| June 1st 2012 | First purchase! | Middle East » United Arab Emirates » Dubai |
| June 2nd 2012 | Go out in style | Middle East » United Arab Emirates » Dubai |
| June 3rd 2012 | Work - Day 1 | Middle East » United Arab Emirates » Dubai |
| June 4th 2012 | Settling In... | Middle East » United Arab Emirates » Dubai |
| June 5th 2012 | Jabal | Middle East » United Arab Emirates » Dubai |
| June 6th 2012 | Chicken Livers or Veal? | Middle East » United Arab Emirates » Dubai |
| June 7th 2012 | Keep on staring.. | Middle East » United Arab Emirates » Dubai |
| June 8th 2012 | "That is a tasty burger!" | Middle East » United Arab Emirates » Dubai |
| June 9th 2012 | Short and sweet | Middle East » United Arab Emirates » Dubai |
| June 10th 2012 | back to work.. | Middle East » United Arab Emirates » Dubai |
| June 11th 2012 | And so it truly begins... | Middle East » United Arab Emirates » Dubai |
| June 12th 2012 | need some chicken | Middle East » United Arab Emirates » Dubai |
| June 13th 2012 | Hot Stuff and Driving! | Middle East » United Arab Emirates » Dubai |
| June 14th 2012 | Sandstorm | Middle East » United Arab Emirates » Dubai |
| June 15th 2012 | Picture time! Dubai Mall, Burj Khalifa, Dancing | Middle East » United Arab Emirates » Dubai |
| June 16th 2012 | Fugro's 50th! | Middle East » United Arab Emirates » Dubai |
| June 18th 2012 | Show me some love! | Middle East » United Arab Emirates » Dubai |
| June 19th 2012 | Busy schedule | Middle East » United Arab Emirates » Dubai |
| June 20th 2012 | Cracker in a Hand Basket, Part Deux | Middle East » United Arab Emirates » Dubai |
| June 21st 2012 | Weekend! | Middle East » United Arab Emirates » Dubai |
| June 22nd 2012 | Ibn Battuta and me - Both World Explorers! | Middle East » United Arab Emirates » Dubai |
| June 23rd 2012 | For those about to Rock! | Middle East » United Arab Emirates » Dubai |
| June 24th 2012 | New travels await | Middle East » United Arab Emirates » Dubai |
| June 25th 2012 | Happy Birthday - Hot Rocks and a Tropical Treat! | Middle East » United Arab Emirates » Fujairah |
| June 26th 2012 | The Staring Game | Middle East » United Arab Emirates » Sharjah |
| June 27th 2012 | A Week of Firsts | Middle East » United Arab Emirates » Dubai |
| June 28th 2012 | Payday!!! | Middle East » United Arab Emirates » Dubai |
| June 29th 2012 | A day of nausea and rest | Middle East » United Arab Emirates » Dubai |
| June 30th 2012 | Samar made me eat chocolate! | Middle East » United Arab Emirates » Dubai |
| July 1st 2012 | Day 32 - Questions for you! | Middle East » United Arab Emirates » Dubai |
| July 2nd 2012 | Something's in the (hot) air! | Middle East » United Arab Emirates » Dubai |
| July 3rd 2012 | Bring on the cold air!!! | Middle East » United Arab Emirates » Dubai |
| July 4th 2012 | Happy 4th | Middle East » United Arab Emirates » Dubai |
| July 8th 2012 | AD Day 1 - A busted day but still amazing | Middle East » United Arab Emirates » Abu Dhabi |
| July 8th 2012 | AD Day 2 - The Plan | Middle East » United Arab Emirates » Abu Dhabi |
| July 10th 2012 | I'll take "Crazy Desert Weather" for 600, Alex | Middle East » United Arab Emirates » Dubai |
| July 11th 2012 | Mini Me | Middle East » United Arab Emirates » Dubai |
| July 14th 2012 | It's a Small World After All | Middle East » United Arab Emirates » Dubai |
| July 18th 2012 | Day 42 - I just wanna turn left! | Middle East » United Arab Emirates » Dubai |
| July 21st 2012 | Ramadan - Day 2 | Middle East » United Arab Emirates » Dubai |
| July 23rd 2012 | A place to call my own | Middle East » United Arab Emirates » Dubai |
| July 24th 2012 | Day 53 - A day of work | Middle East » United Arab Emirates » Dubai |
| July 25th 2012 | Day 55 - Keys in my hand! | Middle East » United Arab Emirates » Dubai |
| July 28th 2012 | Abu Dhabi, Trip 2 | Middle East » United Arab Emirates » Abu Dhabi |
| July 29th 2012 | Almost ready to move in | Middle East » United Arab Emirates » Dubai |
| August 1st 2012 | Day 61 - First night | Middle East » United Arab Emirates » Dubai |
| August 2nd 2012 | Day 62 - Night 2 | Middle East » United Arab Emirates » Dubai |
| August 5th 2012 | Home sweet home | Middle East » United Arab Emirates » Dubai |
| August 6th 2012 | Day 67 - More food, more work | Middle East » United Arab Emirates » Dubai |
| August 7th 2012 | Iftar, Camels, Desert driving | Middle East » United Arab Emirates » Dubai |
| August 9th 2012 | PAIT | Middle East » United Arab Emirates » Dubai |
| August 13th 2012 | Housewarming | Middle East » United Arab Emirates » Dubai |
| August 13th 2012 | Crazy Taxi Driver Alert | Middle East » United Arab Emirates » Dubai |
| August 18th 2012 | End of Ramadan | Middle East » United Arab Emirates » Dubai |
| August 18th 2012 | Reem Al Bawadi | Middle East » United Arab Emirates » Dubai |
| August 24th 2012 | Settling into Dubai life... | Middle East » United Arab Emirates » Dubai |
| August 25th 2012 | Trip to another Emirate | Middle East » United Arab Emirates » Dubai |
| August 31st 2012 | Week 13 | Middle East » United Arab Emirates » Dubai |
| September 1st 2012 | Dune bashing | Middle East » United Arab Emirates » Dubai |
| September 7th 2012 | Brunch | Middle East » United Arab Emirates » Dubai |
| September 8th 2012 | The Souks, Take 2 | Middle East » United Arab Emirates » Dubai |
| September 10th 2012 | Geologists Rock! | Middle East » United Arab Emirates » Fujairah |
| September 14th 2012 | Flight from Dubai - Doha - Rome | Europe » Italy » Lazio » Rome |
| September 14th 2012 | Italy - Day 1 - Rome and the Vatican | Europe » Italy » Lazio » Rome |
| September 15th 2012 | Italy - Day 2 - Rome: Colosseum, Trevi Fountain | Europe » Italy » Lazio » Rome |
| September 16th 2012 | Italy - Day 3 - Pompeii | Europe » Italy » Campania » Pompei |
| September 17th 2012 | Day 4 - Pompei to Florence | Europe » Italy » Tuscany » Florence |
| September 18th 2012 | Italy - Day 5 - Florence: Museum and Duomo | Europe » Italy » Tuscany » Florence |
| September 19th 2012 | Italy - Day 6 - Florence and Tuscany | Europe » Italy » Tuscany » Florence |
| September 20th 2012 | Italy - Day 7 - Florence to Cinque Terre | Europe » Italy » Liguria » Riomaggiore |
| September 21st 2012 | Italy - Day 8 - Cinque Terre | Europe » Italy » Liguria » Cinque Terre |
| September 22nd 2012 | Italy - Day 9 - to Milan and then Dubai | Europe » Italy » Lombardy » Milan |
| September 25th 2012 | Back to the grind | Middle East » United Arab Emirates » Dubai |
| September 28th 2012 | Burj Khalifa, Brunch, and Desert Safari | Middle East » United Arab Emirates » Dubai |
| September 29th 2012 | Ferrari World and the Grand Mosque | Middle East » United Arab Emirates » Abu Dhabi |
| October 8th 2012 | Week 18 | Middle East » United Arab Emirates » Dubai |
| October 10th 2012 | The Tale of Hansel and Gretel | Middle East » United Arab Emirates » Dubai |
| October 13th 2012 | Week 19 - Living in an Arabic World | Middle East » United Arab Emirates » Dubai |
| October 15th 2012 | Airport Rankings | Middle East » United Arab Emirates » Dubai |
| October 17th 2012 | Week 20 - Driving, Football, Qatar | Middle East » United Arab Emirates » Dubai |
| October 20th 2012 | Week 20 - Birthdays, soccer and movies | Middle East » United Arab Emirates » Dubai |
| October 22nd 2012 | Blog 90 - And on to Qatar! | Middle East » United Arab Emirates » Dubai |
