Its been a busy last two days...Wed evening we picked up M, our maid. They were very delayed, both with the flight and in the traffic on the road from Dubai to Sharjah. She only had a small bag with stuff so we took her shopping for some clothes yesterday but she only picked a skirt and a cardigan so I guess she thinks she has enough as it is. The language is a problem though, she understands a bit but speaks virtually none but she has shown us that she has stomach problems. Regardless she still worked hard yesterday, cleared up, did dishes and always wanted something else to do although we had told her to take it relaxed and slowly get used to our routines. Today she came up to me saying she wants to call the agency but today is Friday and therefore its closed and I dont manage to understand what she wants to talk to the agency about. Asked her if she wants to go home, "no", does she want to see a doctor? "no". Now I have basically forced her into her room with water and crackers to rest. I dont see a doctor for stomach problems, those things there are no cures or meds for, you just have to wait it out. I was thinking that maybe she is homesick and wants to go home but doesnt dare telling ME that. But on the other hand, if she wanted to go home she wouldnt have been up early this morning to start cleaning? It seems she wants to keep us happy? Regardless, this is just what I needed with R leaving this morning for two whole days :S I havent given up hope though as I got in touch with a woman on a forum for expats that speaks both english and amharic that will help us clear out any misunderstandings but she seems to be asleep still so we have to wait a bit longer to find out exactly what´s going on.