A friend of mine recently posted an article on Facebook that was written by an American plastic surgeon. It is a brief discussion about “What is beauty?” and the perception of beauty. Because so many of his patients have the unrealistic vision to look like a beautiful model or actress, he points out that a big part of his job is counseling patients. I am almost convinced that plastic surgeons should get a degree in psychology if they are going into aesthetics.
When I lived in Istanbul I worked for a plastic surgeon for about three years, and I saw this first hand. Perhaps even magnified because this doctor happened to be one of the plastic surgeons to the famous and elite of Turkey. It was interesting in many ways. In addition to learning about this area of medicine, I also had an experience in Turkish pop culture. At the time I had only lived there for about two years or so, and still did not know much about Turkish celebrities. This means that I usually had no idea who the patients were. It gave me a very unique, objective experience.
My son just turned three years old a few weeks ago. Ever since he made his grand entrance into the world, people have been asking, “Where will he go to school?” Even before he was born I was asked what nursery he would go to! I really did not know the answer to that question then, and now that he is three, I still have no idea of our preferred primary school. While I know children grow up fast, do I really need to have the answer to this question now? In Dubai, apparently I do.
There are public schools for locals in Dubai, but the rest of us send our children to one of the many private schools here. While it is nice to have choices, I find the options and fees a bit overwhelming. There are many different systems American, British, International, etc. - all of which I am sure I do not know the difference. And the prices, there are many to say the least. I know modern education is not cheap, but I really do not know what fee is proper value for the money. My husband and I both attended regular, “what was available” schools and we like to think we didn’t turn out too bad.
