Diploma Attestation
Among the many important tasks that both current and rising seniors have to keep in mind throughout the academic year is the degree attestation process. Degree attestation is an important procedure, especially if one plans on working in the UAE or enrolling in a graduate…
AD Secrets: Back to Games
Three foam guns were pointed at my head. I joked about the worth of my friendships to my friends as they continued to point their guns at me. I now had a choice. I could choose to duck and not get hit, or I could…
AD Secrets: Circle Café
Circle Café on Saadiyat Island is at most 15 minutes away from NYU Abu Dhabi. The café is a getaway for those moments when campus feels too stifling and the city too distant. It’s also a good place to go if you want some calm…
AD Secrets: Hankook
Hankook is a Korean restaurant two blocks away from Al Wahda Mall. While there are regular chairs and tables, one of their unique features is their traditional Korean seating — low tables with cushions on the floor for people to sit on. The low table…
Branding NYUAD
Walking up to the palm trees in the streaming sunlight, through the passage of Marhaba banners with the weight of my suitcase lagging behind me, is one of the first memories I have of NYU Abu Dhabi. This year, many of us returned to campus…
Lens: Chagh Kabab
Beautifully puffed-up pita bread, succulent grilled meat, bitter Turkish ayran and Turkish coffee. The interior of Chagh Kabab is elegantly decorated in blue and white, with red ceramic tiles occasionally running up the walls and on the tables. Toward the back of the restaurant, customers…
A Tour Through the Old NYUAD
It was a bright and sunny day when we took the shuttle from Saadiyat Island to the World Trade Center mall, where senior Iryna Nadyukova and I began our tour around the streets of Abu Dhabi. The goal was to follow a circuit of old…
Creating a Home In The Gulf Before NYUAD
Though we now all live in Abu Dhabi, most of us have only experienced the city as a university student, after enrollment has already turned Abu Dhabi into a second home. But what is it like for those who came here earlier, having grown up…