English instructor forgoes traditional work hours to guide desert expeditions

This English teacher abandoned the traditional 9 to 5 job to guide tours through the desert.

Raised in Minnesota, this woman has lived in Bahrain, Egypt, and settled in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in 2002. But when she was unexpectedly let go from her job as an English instructor at an energy company during the Covid-19 pandemic, she found herself jobless in a foreign country with her teenage daughter. Not knowing where her career should lead, she decided to follow her passions.

A dedicated hiker and mountain climber, Subaey had struggled to find companions to trek with in…