teaching, traveling, taking pictures
When I was a child, my younger brother Francis and I spent a lot of time drawing. I am not being hyperbolic about the amount of time we spent drawing: we spent a lot of time drawing! I remember how paper used to excite us. We would draw on yellow or white lined paper in… Continue reading Days of Creativity Past: On My Creative Evolution
In the past several weeks, I have made some purchases that have provided my apartment with missing accoutrements and will allow me to better host guests, should anyone choose to visit me in Doha in the foreseeable future. When I was back in the US, from time to time, I would read Apartment Therapy and oggle the… Continue reading Furnishing My Apartment
This past week I had a number of social engagements that kept me busy, and by writing about these rendezvous, I hope to provide a glimpse into my Doha expat life. Because I am a single 40-year-old with two grown boys back in the US, I am a bit of an outlier here. Most of… Continue reading On Expat Socializing, Impromptu Road Trips, and Single Guy Freedom
Photo of glass blocks at Nabina Ceramics It has been awhile since I wrote a proper blog post about my day-to-day life in Doha. Also, I have been tardy with my last few posts. I was almost tempted to skip my post for this week, but I have been so good about keeping my weekly… Continue reading Second Semester Update
This past week I have been busy with classes and a full schedule of activities over the weekend; thus, I didn't have time to write an extensive blog post. Still, I want to maintain my weekly blogging streak. So instead, I will post a list of stray observations from my experiences last week. I have… Continue reading Stray Observations
This week I am playing with a Buzzfeed-style listicle to recap some of the highlights from my week. Please excuse the hyperbolic title and clickbait image. Enjoy! 😉 1. Received My Library Card from the Qatar National Library I am now the proud owner of a Qatar National Library card! I can check out four… Continue reading 7 Things That Happened to Me This Week That You Will Absolutely Not Believe!
***Spoiler Alert!*** All travel must come to an end. Not trying to be half empty, but let’s face it. Work at your job. Save your money. Make your travel plans. Then go on your trip and post selfies on Instagram. Not trying to be half empty, but let’s face it— social media has changed the… Continue reading Post-vacation Pantoum
On my way back from Barcelona, I had a 24-hour layover in Casablanca. I really had no plan for my short stay in the city. If I had more time in Morocco, I would have preferred to visit Marrakesh and Chefchaouen. I have a friend from Marrakesh, and he raves about all there is to… Continue reading Layover in Casablanca, Morocco
It was approximately 3:30pm when E. and I made it to the train station in Girona. We were just in time to catch the train to Barcelona. She had to be back in the city to attend a work event that night. When I got back to the city, I was looking forward to taking… Continue reading Train Ride from Girona
My phone alarm goes off at 6am, but I’m already up to anticipate it. The next alarm will go off at 7am. I can try to sleep some more, or I can wake up and start my day. It’s Sunday, and I’m on vacation in Barcelona, but I’m still acclimated to my Doha schedule—and Sunday… Continue reading My Days in Bar(th)elona
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