Azerbaijan was once a state of the Soviet Union and a Muslim majority country. More than 90% of the population are Muslim. Baku is the capital of Azerbaijan. One of my favorite experiences of travel is feeling the vibe of the location. The Muslim vibe in Baku was very different than that of the Muslim…
Category: Qatar
Goodbye Qatar! Thank You for Four Years of Expat Life in the Middle East!
And there we were – at Hamad International Airport…. This time we could not go through the e-Gate. We had to go through customs to show official papers that we were no longer residents of Qatar. Then we were there – on the other side with that great big teddy bear!! We rode the little…
Breakfast With Mai – Saying Goodbye For Now….
I wanted to give Mai her own blog because of my four years in Qatar, with only two Qatari women did I established a friendship with – Mai was one of them. I don’t want to offend any Qatari who reads this because I don’t want to sweep the generalization brush. However, my experience, my…
Last Night in Qatar – West Bay & Dhow Boat Cruise & Marmara Istanbul Restaurant
When I first arrived in Doha, we went on a dhow boat cruise with the Atiq Gang! When I first arrived in Doha, Michael would take us to eat at the Marmara Istanbul Restaurant! This special night, our last night in Qatar, we went for a Dhow Boat cruise with the Atiq Gang – Glenn…
Landmark Mall – Express Beauty, Coffee Shops, Paul and Carrefour!
I went to Landmark Mall in the afternoon of our last full day in Qatar to run some final errands. This was my everyday, go-to mall because it was convenient as it was close to our compound and on my way home from work, meaning on the side of the North Road I was driving…
The Colorado Restaurant & McDonald’s
Our last full day in Qatar was a Tuesday. Had Michael’s contract been renewed and not given two weeks to leave Qatar, this week would have been his Spring Break. Therefore, at 8:52am Michael was picked up by his work guy gang (those friends who stuck around Qatar during break, who didn’t travel) to eat…
Souq Waqif – Dinner With The Gang
After our visit to the National Museum of Qatar, we went to Souq Waqif for dinner with Michael’s coworkers, our friends. I can’t help but take a picture of the Fanar every time we visit the souq! It is just so beautiful!!! Walking through the souq – we were late to meet our friends –…
National Museum of Qatar
During our second last evening in Qatar, we visited the recently opened National Museum of Qatar. Michael and I, especially Michael had been very eager to visit Qatar’s newest museum because of its unique shape of a desert rose crystal! Rumor had it that Qatar was spending millions if not billions of dollars to buy…
Saying Goodbye to American School of Doha – Part III – Hardest of All – The Kids..
I’ve worked as a para-educator for 10 years or so. I’ve worked in public education with special needs children, children with behavior issues and inner-city children whose way of life wasn’t easy. Now, I’ve worked at a private, not-for-profit International American school in the Middle East. Most students I supported are expat children who usually…
Saying Goodbye to American School of Doha – Part II – My Coworkers – My Friends!
This was impossible to do. Period. I’m still in shock. My heart still hasn’t accepted that I’m not working with these amazing people anymore. I didn’t get pictures of everyone because I was so, SO overwhelmed with the day and saying goodbye. Sometimes I just didn’t know what to say. I just cried. Or walked…
