12.12.2013. The day I squished my life into a suitcase and set off myself on the adventure of a lifetime – moving abroad! I remember I said: “Don’t ask why I’m leaving, ’cause I prepared the excuses before my bags”. And even though I spent years dreaming about exploring a new city (London on my mind), all those years weren’t nearly enough to prepare me what was ahead of me (Dubai). But one thing I was sure of when I left home, was that a change of scenery was absolutely what I needed. And I personally believe that nothing broadens your horizons as much as moving alone across the world at the age of 22. Safe to say it was definitely the right choice!
Moving away from home is different for everyone, but for me, it turned out to be the wildest experience of my life, and one that I’m still learning from even 7 years later! So many things in my life have changed and I have changed quite a bit myself. I’ve experienced so many ups and downs but they definitely made me more grown-up. The ups have been very special and downs were more of an “Onwards and Upwards”. Every year has been different, often spiked by unusual challenges to take on and new things to learn. People have stepped in and out of my life and made me who I am today… And if I could go back and change anything – I wouldn’t at all! Every year here has been anything other than boring and that’s what I’ve always loved about living in #MyDubai. This city absolutely turned my world upside down, and it continues to do so.
Hey Doobs, happy 7th anniversary!
12.12.2013. Dan kada sam spakovala svoj zivot u kofer i krenula u veoma uzbudljivu avanturu – selidbom za Dubai. Jos uvek se dobro secam svojih reci: “Ne pitajte me zasto odlazim, jer sam pripremila izgovore i pre kofera”. I iako sam provela godine i godine pripremajuci se i mastajuci o istrazivanju novog grada (London u tom slucaju), sve te godine nisu bile ni priblizno dovoljne da me zaista pripreme za ono sto je bilo preda mnom (Dubai). Ali jedna stvar u koju sam bila sigurna kada sam odlazila od kuce, jeste da mi je promena okoline bilo ono sto mi je trebalo. I licno verujem da vam nista ne moze prosiriti vidike toliko kao kada se sa svega 22. godine usudite da odete u nepoznatu drzavu i zapocnete zivot od nule. Sada slobodno mogu da kazem da je meni to definitivno bio pravi izbor!
Odlazak od kuce svako prihvata na drugaciji nacin, ali za mene se ispostavilo da je to bilo najludje iskustvo ikada, koje me i dalje uci odredjene lekcije cak i posle 7 godina. Kada se okrenem i pogledam iza sebe, shvatim da se toliko stvari zapravo promenilo u mom zivotu, i da sam se ja sama poprilicno promenila. Iskusila sam i uspone i padove, ali tako se valjda raste i sazreva. Usponi su bili vrlo posebni, a padovi su vise bili kao “padovi u vis”. Svaka godina je bila posebna na svoj nacin, cesto potaknuta nekim neobicnim izazovima. Ljudi su ulazili i izlazili iz mog zivota, i stvorili me ovakvom kakva i jesam danas… I da mogu da vratim vreme – nista ja tu ne bih menjala! Svaka godina ovde je bila sve samo ne dosadna. Ovaj grad je apsolutno preokrenuo moj svet i i dalje nastavlja to da cini.
Hej Doobs, srecna nam sedma godisnjica!