Ow, my ego hurts. I'm just going to assume there were only like 5 people recommended for the 2 spots and they're like Ivy league grads with 4.0's and accolades on top of an equal amount of experience with teaching English and working in international environments.
Oh dear god. I wrote THE Abu Dhabi. Pretty sure I had written UAE and replaced it with the city, but forgot to delete "the." I am clearly eliminated now.
Note* I'm applying to Norway, I just worked with some students from there in the summer.