Well things have changed! The interviews with the school that Teach Away hooked me up with have been delayed yet again! They keep blaming the US Embassy, sounds logical but I can't wait much longer. In the mean time I have looked elsewhere. I filled out applications with two other recruiters.

Fast forward two-three weeks, I received an offer letter from a private school in Dubai!
My interview with this school was via Skype at midnight! The next morning I woke up to an offer letter and a request for a recorded sample lesson. Since I'm already out of my classroom in my local high school I was forced to create an mini classroom in my home office. So I created a short lesson and recorded it and uploaded to youtube. I sent the link to school and that was it.

At this time I'm waiting for my contract to arrive.
I've been changing my research from Abu Dhabi to Dubai. Dubai is even more "Americanized" than Abu Dhabi.

Important things to me to find right away:

Gym (with Zumba and Yoga):   Looks like FitnessFirst is my only option for a good selection of classes. It's expensive though!
Vehicle:  To rent or buy? Seems like if I commit to stay in Dubai for the two years, it's cheaper to buy. I'd want a 4x4 so I can check out the dunes and off road as much as possible. Gas isn't an issue, it's VERY cheap.
Church: I've already found 3 Christian churches to pick from, that's just using the Internet... I'm sure once I'm there are more to pick from.

I'm looking forward to get over there!!!