A letter from an alumni of the Hotel Course in Dubai.

Hi everybody. This is Issei.
It’s been a month already since I first got here in UAE.
It’s extremely hot!! The temperature goes up to 43℃～45℃ in the daytime. The humidity level is unexpectedly high.

I don’t know why but not many Asian people are here in UAE.
There are many staff from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Russia and the Philippines. Six Japanese are working in this hotel including myself. Four are at the front desk and two are chefs. I’m in charge of guest relations with the Japanese girl who is the same age as me.

I’m still having a hard time to communicate with other staff members in English.

Life is so much different from the one I had in Japan.

Of course, this is not Japan!!
I know I’m the one has to adapt to new circumstances.
Maybe it takes time to get used to it. But I can still enjoy my life here because I go to Dubai every weekend. I’m planning to spend 6 months to look around other hotels in UAE.
I can hardly wait!!

The company’s cafeteria serves curry or curry-flavored items almost every day. I miss Japan.
I’m attaching a snapshot of the manager Ms. Negishi and myself, and a wild camel.

Issei (Dubai)