Introduction Time on My Hands My OYNB blog talks about drinking wine after work and on the weekends. I had an itch after I published that blog, that I had left something out – something was missing. It was later in the day I realized what it was. I became very aware of the time…
Tag: Bahrain
2018 International Week at American School of Doha – 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…
What I’ve Learned So Far On How I Can Tell What Country An Arab Man Is From By The Style Of Their Traditional Clothing
I’ve started taking an interest in wanting to know the difference between traditional Arab dress and how that indicates what country they’re from. With the more Michael and I travel here in the Middle East as well as afternoons at Souq Waqif, it has become clear to me that different Arab styles mean different things….
A Drive to Shajarat-al-Hayat – The Tree of Life, Bahrain
Bahrain seems to have a different feel from Qatar. More laid back. Not laid back as in the very liberal UAE. Just more settled. Older. But the driving was just as nuts as it is in Doha! We witnessed a terrible car accident as we drove from the airport to the hotel Thursday night. A…
Indoor Skydiving – Gravity Wind Tunnel, Zallaq, Bahrain
Gravity Wind Tunnel We flew to Bahrain this weekend for indoor skydiving at Gravity wind tunnel. This was a total first for me. I have never jumped out of a perfectly good airplane in this crazy sport called sky diving or have I ever simulated free falling in a vertical wind tunnel. Michael, on the other hand, has been…