((Magician)) Oman - Pilot & Black Wife on House Hunters International

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This couple is moving to Muscat as the husband got a job as a pilot in Oman. His work hours will be a lot shorter.

Airline pilot Ashlan Richardson and his new wife Eliza are moving to the Middle East. A flight attendant from Cape Cod, Eliza is giving up her career as a flight attendant to be a homemaker in Muscat, Oman. After two years of flying in different directions, they are hoping to spend more time together. But the new culture and different way of life will be an adjustment, especially for Eliza. Watch as the Richardsons navigate the real estate market as House Hunters International goes to Muscat, Oman.

I'm surprised she would have to give up her job as a flight attendant. Rents for 2 or 3 bedrooms are $1800 - $2200.

The apartments are huge.

Surprised they would want to live in an ex-pat community. Thoughts? Why would that be preferable.

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Airline job lands Wareham woman in Oman

Eliza’s married life in Middle East to be chronicled on TV

If you really want to see the world, joining the military or going to college don’t have to be the only routes.
Eliza Richardson of Wareham was working at a bank and feeling stuck when she heard about a job fair that was featuring employment for flight attendants. She went to check it out, wound up with a job, and changed the trajectory of her life dramatically.


Now 24, she married a pilot and is living the expatriate life in Muscat, Oman, which is that Middle Eastern country’s capital. Eliza and her husband Ash’s love story will be featured on a future episode of House Hunters International, which airs on the Home & Garden Television channel and tells the stories of couples who have moved abroad and their trials and tribulations finding housing and adjusting to different cultures.


“It definitely was a culture shock at first. Everything was different, shopping, driving … one nice thing is that everyone speaks English.”


House Hunters International discovered her story via her blog, “Pumpkin Polar Bear.” Her husband calls her “pumpkin” and he’s her “polar bear,” hence the name.
She and her husband were both working for American companies, when he went to Paris to be interviewed for a job with an Omani airline.


“My husband and I went to Paris so he could interview and that night he proposed to me and asked me to move to Oman.”
Oman is a stable country in the Middle East. However, her husband moved there for his new job just as the Arab Spring was erupting, causing some apprehension. But, according to Eliza, they’ve never had any issues. Every now and then they’ll get an advisory from the American Embassy warning them not to travel to a certain country.
Living overseas may take some getting used to, but for some people it’s the only way to live.
“I just got to a point where I felt kind of trapped … I’ve always wanted to live internationally,” Eliza said.

Read more: http://www.wickedlocal.com/wareham/f...#ixzz2kINQg4Pm
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To follow Eliza’s story, check out her blog at http://pumpkinpolarbear.blogspot.com

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The show is still on HGTV right now.

The agent is showing them a brand new apartment adjoining a shopping mall for $1600 including all utilities. It's small though. They have to provide all their appliances. The other places came with appliances.

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They picked Muscat Hill which is within their budget. Do you know it?

I should have called Derek too but he hardly pops in.

I love Oman.