Ramadan back in a Muslim country

First off, Ramadan Kareem. It is great to see not only Muslims and Jews celebrating both Ramadan and Yom Kappur on the same day, but also Muslims (Sunni and Shia') both celebrating the commencement of Ramadan on the same day.

As for me, it is wonderful to return to a Muslim Country for Ramadan this year. My first Ramadan was in Tunisia, before I reverted to Islam. I still fasted the entire month, but it was much less meaningful back then. My second Ramadan I was in California undergoing a job hunt. Now, for my third Ramadan I am in Abu Dhabi, UAE and will be able to experience living, working, and engaging myself in all varieties of Ramadan gatherings and activities.

First and foremost though, Ramadan is the month to realign your spiritual self and I always like to make some personal growth promises for this month. I will, as before aim to pray on time, fast, be a progressively better person, give to the needy, be focused and dedicated, etc. In addition, this year I aim to memorize at least 5 new Sura, do Tarawee7 at least 3 times per week, learn the meaning of all of the Sura's I memorized before, to go somewhere "special" for Eid al Fitr, and go for either Hajj or Omrah this year (most likely beyond the month of Ramadan).