Today I let you in on the education system in Abu Dhabi and my experience at the Catholic school where I studied from seventh grade until I graduated its high school.

At the end of this episode and in honor of my angry and rebellious teenage years spent listening to punk rock music, I share a snippet from an Arabic rock song by the Syrian group, Tanjaret Daghet.

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Vocab:

ibtidaa2iyya- primary إبْتِدائِيّة

ahli- my parents أهْلي

at5arraj- I graduate أتْخَرَّج

min7a- scholarship مِنْحَة

kaamla- full/ complete كامْلَة

thaanawiyya- high school ثانَوِيَّة

deen- religion دين

astakshif- I explore أسْتَكْشِف

maghmoora- overwhelmed مَغْمورَة

jadwali- my schedule جَدْوَلي

nista3eer- we borrow نِسْتَعير

nistabdilha- we exchange it نِسْتَبْدِلْها

kaneesa- church كَنيسَة

muslimaat- muslims (pf) مُسْلِمات

masee7iyyaat- Christians (pf) مَسيحِيَّات

a3abbir 3an nafsi- I express myself أعَبِّر عَن نَفْسي

3alamaati- my grades/ marks عَلاماتي

astaS3ib- I find it difficult أسْتَصْعِب

lafZi- my pronounciation لَفْظي

mushrifaat- supervisers (pf) مُشْرِفات

raahibaat- nuns راهِبات

tyaab- clothes تْياب

Tawaa2i- caps طَواقي

Saleeb- cross صَليب

Sdoorhum- their chests صْدورْهُم

innaadeelhum- we call out to them إنْناديلْهُم

ni5taar- we choose نِخْتار

fere3- section فِرِع

3ilmi- scientific عِلْمي

adabi- literary أدَبي

adab- literature أدَب

Sa7aafa- journalisim صَحافَة

jaam3a- university جامْعَة

3aalya- high عالْيَة

fizya- physics فيزْيا

kimya- chemistry كيمْيا

a7yaa2- biology أحْياء

geolojia- geology جيولوجْيا

jaber- algebra جَبِر

mawaad- subjects مَواد

ta7addi- challenge تَحَدِّي

a7ill- I solve أحِل

mu3addal- an average (final grade) مُعَدَّل