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My name is Nick Leech, I’m an Abu Dhabi-based writer, lecturer, and designer and I've been living in the UAE since 2008. This blog is a collection of posts that reflects my disparate interests and work.
Springbok Butchery that is a South African butchery. Shadrack Nyandoro from Africa looks over some of the items shown by Felix Andallo, the butcher. Delores Johnson / The National

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