After a long run of very little breaks since the start of school in August, everyone was very ready for this fun filled week of activities, food and celebration! Time to sign where I’m from! Wearing my abaya and shayla to school! Raina wears a headscarf everyday, but not an abaya. Sadia doesn’t cover at…
Category: Qatar
2018 International Week at ASD – Parade of Flags
This is an amazing week at work!!! Faculty, staff and students bring almost 90 countries and cultures of the world to ASD! The Parade of Flags is a highlight!!! The feeling in the air is electric as so many people from so many countries are gathered together to celebrate community!! This is the only time…
1,000,000QR License Plate Number!
Michael and I had heard rumors that there was an auction for buying license plate numbers to indicate status – because you can afford to buy one! It is said that the 3 digit or less license plate numbers are valued at 1 million riyals and more – as the digits get smaller. So, the…
Happy Aquarium Hobbyist!
I’m back into my passion for aquariums!! I’m housing 6 Beta fish in their individual glass habitats, and a freshwater aquarium filled with many fish such as platys, tetras,”sharks” and one Beta! Here are the Beta’s: Three Half-Moon: 4 Veiltails: This beautiful Halfmoon was my first one, but he died after a few days……
Skydive Qatar – Video – Michael Skydiving!
Here is my superstar husband, Michael jumping out of the plane then practicing his sit flight position!! S, xoxo
Singing Sand Dunes!!
This was a “must do”, while in Qatar. I was so excited to see the dunes off in the distance as we drove towards them – they were bigger than I thought! I was expecting more sand dunes. The area is an excavation site – where the sand is removed to be used to build…
Driving Home in the Storm Moving From Al Khor to Al Rayyan!
Leaving Al Khor Park – I drove in the same direction the storm was moving – so I drove right into it! The sand mixed with rain caused for terrible visibility – I had to pull over at one point! Then the rain hit – hard!! The skies darkened so much, street lights came on!…
Al Khor Park – The Storm Hits!
Here is a picture of the aviary when I arrived: A little later, the clouds darken as the storm moves in: The storm starts – First the wind…. Now the sand storm moves in: Now the rain….. Here – in these pictures – you can see the sand storm moving off to the left of…
Al Khor Park – Art of the Wall Mural
As I walked to check out the wall mural, a storm was approaching…..
Al Khor Park – The Bird Aviary & Animals
This was an adventure to find out exactly what this big netted tent that looks like a bird aviary, located off the Shamal road in Al Khor, was! I was hoping for a falcon aviary…. But what I found was a park! It was closed for maintenance, so I wasn’t able to walk inside of…
Holy Storm – Holy Hail!!!! Major Rain, Thunder, Lightening, Wind & Hail Storm Blasts Doha!
Today has been so thrilling as a incredible thunder, lightening, rain, wind and hail storm blast across Doha! Here is a video where I’m filming the rain and it starts to hail! I first think it’s rocks blowing off the roof – but I think to myself…how can there be rocks on the roof….when I…
Classic Cars & Motorcycles at Festival City
Here are photos of a classic car and motorcycle display at Festival City Mall! I’m sure my descriptions of these classic vehicles will cause some aficionados to roll their eyes at me… 🙂 Blue Low Rider Truck and Harley Davidson: Orange Motorcycle: Classic BMW: Blue & Silver Motorcycle: Harley Davidson: Harley Davidson:…
Rain!
Another storm rolled across Qatar!! This time dumping a huge load of rain as it moved along the small country!! It was a typical hot, humid, sunny day…then suddenly the skies darkened, the sound of thunder rumbled loudly, dust started blowing across the field then the skies opened…dumping lots and lots of rain!!! I was…
Dust Storm!!
We had a major dust storm with lightening blow its way across Qatar! I was driving home from work and drove into it! This is approaching and taking the exit off the North Road to get to our compound: Leaving our compound to drive to Festival City: The storm is moving west…. Changes in weather…
Dinner Time for a Herd of Hungry Camels!
There is a camel farm on the road to Skydive Qatar. I pulled over when I noticed it was feeding time and the camels were waiting for their din-din!! The race for their place at the dinner table! Enjoying their dinner! Camels are SO cool!!!! S, 🙂
Skydiving, Off-Road Driving & Kayaking!
Saturday was hobby day! I dropped Michael off at Skydive Qatar for his afternoon of jumping out of a perfectly good airplane! I took these pictures leaving the drop zone, just as jumpers were coming in for a landing! Next I made my way to Fuwairit Beach!!! Since my driving videos were popular!! I…
Drive to Qatar’s West Coast – Kayaking at Dukhan Beach!
This is a great drive because there is actual desert – dunes – not many and they’re tiny – but there are some ! As well, the landscape itself changes to include the amazing limestone formations! These are pictures about 40km west into my journey along the Dukhan Highway. This highway seems to have more…
And So it Begins….My Small Reiki Practice in Qatar!!
I’m so excited I can hardly contain my enthusiasm!!!!! I’m going to post this just to share because I’m so excited!!!! My Intro to Reiki session is unfolding to be the introduction of my small Reiki practice at Yama Yoga’s Al Waab Yoga Studio!!! This all started with a small idea that blossomed into this!!!!!!!!!…
Morning Drive & Traffic to Downtown Al Dafna and the Drivers Who Butt in Line!
Traffic sucks. Period. Add those drivers who feel they don’t have to wait in traffic like all the rest of us – and that creates road rage!!! Those drivers who push and push and dangerously make their way to the front of the traffic lineup – even if it means blocking an entire other lane…
Royal Thai Lady Spa – Best Thai Massage Ever!!
About once a week I go for an hour and a half Thai oil massage at the pink building!!! The pink building is on AL Waab Street that is home to Royal Thai Lady Spa! Men are not allowed in this pink building! There is a Royal Thai Men Spa two buildings down. That building…
