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Dubai Living 🇦🇪 Week 1 📌 Your Essential To-Do List
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items Dubai Living 🇦🇪 You’ve Just Moved Here & It’s Week 1 🥹 I’ve Got You Covered
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Dubai Living 🇦🇪 Home
Dubai Living 🇦🇪 Work
Dubai Living 🇦🇪 Other
Dubai Living 🇦🇪 Home
Do this in your first week in Dubai 🥹
Dubai Living ✨ Find your closest: supermarket, pharmacy, clinic, ATM, petrol station, mosque/church/quiet space, and late-night convenience store.
Know these before you’re in need. Thank me later 🇦🇪
Learn your exact location and nearest essentials 🇦🇪
Dubai Living ✨ Learn Major roads around you, Which routes are slow vs fast, Where to avoid during peak time.
Dubai is road-based, so learn this early. & Thank me later 🇦🇪
Set up your navigation basics 🇦🇪
Dubai Living ✨ Update your loved ones with your new address, UAE number, emergency contacts, and key info. Because even though Dubai is incredibly safe, it ensures someone back home always has these details on hand if needed 🇦🇪
Share Your New Personal Details 🇦🇪
Dubai Living 🇦🇪 Work
Do this in your first week in Dubai 🥹
Dubai Living ✨ Morning vs evening traffic in Dubai are totally different. Do a test run so you’re not shocked on Day 1 of work. Thank me later 🇦🇪
Test your commute at the actual time you’ll travel 🇦🇪
Dubai Living ✨ Watch before acting: email tone, working hours, meeting style, how colleagues interact. Dubai is multicultural, so cultural intelligence is crucial. Thank me later 🇦🇪
Start observing workplace norms immediately 🇦🇪
Dubai Living ✨ Complete or prepare for Emirates ID registration, UAE PASS activation, DEWA setup, Internet installation, SIM card registration, etc. I have other Recs to help with these. Thank me later 🇦🇪
Get your admin lined up 🇦🇪
Dubai Living 🇦🇪 Other
Do this in your first week in Dubai 🥹
Dubai Living ✨ They are your lifeline in Week 1. Ask about: deliveries, building rules, maintenance contacts, waste disposal, emergency procedures. Thank me later 🇦🇪
Introduce yourself to your building security 🇦🇪
Dubai Living ✨ Explain to your loved ones that WhatsApp call doesn’t work in the UAE, and guide them to use Google Meet, or similar platforms instead 🇦🇪
Establish Communication Mediums with Friends & Family 🇦🇪
Dubai Living ✨ Your nervous system will be in overdrive. Choose ONE activity to ground it.
– A daily walk
– 10-minute journal
– Evening balcony time
– Stretch session
– Prayer/meditation
– Hydration check
This stabilises the chaos of relocation. Than...
Identify one grounding ritual 🇦🇪
Dubai Living ✨ A neighbour. A colleague.
A friend-of-a-friend. Someone who has lived here longer than you. They’ll share real life Dubai insights and experiences that you’ll immediately find relevant given their proximity to you. Thank me later 🇦🇪
Make one human connection 🇦🇪