teaching, traveling, taking pictures
Artist rendering of Eco-Wadi Park located in the heart of Lusail City This week was another busy week for me, per usual. I had to prep and administer a number of assessments in my courses; attend requisite sessions and workshops as part of my probationary period; and confirm my committee work and department tasks for… Continue reading Permanent Housing and a Sense of Place
Ceiling at the Festival City Mall Sunday Sunday is the start of the work week here in Doha. Also, there is a time difference of 8 hours between me and my family in the Midwest. My work day had ended, and I wanted to see if the security deposit from my previous apartment in the… Continue reading Life from Afar: US Shooting, Birthday Wishes, and Blade Runner 2049
Screenshots from a FB message that I had with my son as I was walking around the Villaggio Mall in Doha. Alas, I didn't actually buy anything from the Gucci store. Make 10 payments on my student loan debt, or buy a Gucci belt?
Sample road signs Morning My alarm app was set for 4am, but I was awake for a half hour before it went off. While awaiting the ring from my phone, I gauged how my cold was proceeding. My throat was a little sore, but I could swallow; my nose was still a little runny, but… Continue reading Thursday, September 28th – End of the Second Week of Teaching
One of the classrooms in which I teach This week was my first week teaching at Qatar University (QU) and my return to teaching full time. For the past two years, I worked primarily as a student coordinator with an occasional class during the semester that I taught as overload. While I have worked with… Continue reading First Week Teaching
Normally, I try to write a blog post once every week. However, my friend Linda asked me to write about the food that I have eaten while I have been here, so here is an additional post for this week, in the form of a listicle, that recounts some of the delicious things that I… Continue reading Most Delicious Things that I Have Eaten in Doha (So Far!)
Welcome to Qatar University and the Foundation Program Department of English! This week was the start of the academic year at Qatar University (QU). Foundation Program Department of English (FPDE) staff and instructors had a week of mandatory meetings and presentations to attend. As a new hire, I spent the first couple days sorting out… Continue reading Start of the Academic Year: a ‘Brilliant’ Week
Eid greeting e-card from Qatar University Today marks the second week of my arrival in Doha. It’s hard to believe how long I’ve been here and how little I’ve actually done. When I arrived, there were about three working days to complete human resource (HR) matters for Qatar University (QU) before Eid al-Adha; then all… Continue reading Idle Time in Doha
I have been in Doha little over a week. During this time, I have had innumerable experiences that I could discuss at length. However, for the sake of brevity, the following is a list of observations that I have had in the short time that I have been in country. Within 5 minutes of driving… Continue reading First Week, First Observations in Doha
ORD to HIA On August 26, 2017, I sat in the Chicago O'Hare airport waiting for my connecting flight to Doha, Qatar. I had a 12-hour layover to wait and think about the enormity of my decision to go abroad: I was about to spend the next three years living and working in Doha. And,… Continue reading First Blog Entry
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