Our five year adventure in Doha, Qatar ended June 1, 2012, but the memories will always remain. It's back to Texas where I have decided...Qatar isn't cornering the market on "quirky", as I once believed. Thanks for opening my eyes to the world, Doha!
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I wrote this post last weekend, but held back for fear that my friend would "defriend" me if I published it. My justification on the subject was that she would dance on table tops, poles, or anything in sight with or without the help of spirits, so what would it hurt? You can define spirits however you want. She's just that kind of fun lovin', crazy, party animal (if you will) type of girl. So with permission granted (more like a request for me to post them), here we go...
In case you haven't figured it out, Texans really know how to have a good time. Sometimes you just need to let your hair down and not take life too seriously. Seriously.
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Just got off the phone with my mother-in-law informing me that she can't keep up with my life if I don't blog. Has it been five days already? In all fairness, I did have a post all ready to go a few days ago that involved tabletop dancing and poles, but the party involved wasn't as gung ho as I was to put it out there for the world. Little does she know how small my blog world is. Soooo sorry you missed that. Other than wild office parties, it's just living out of suitcases these days for me while visiting family in Port Arthur and College Station. Yes, my Qatar friends, that would be the home of the "other" Texas A & M. I'm now back at my Kyle, Texas nest awaiting the arrival of Kristi from France and David from Qatar this Friday night. In the meantime, it's just a little Dustin and Mexican food bonding. Hasta luego. To read or leave comments, please click on the comments link below. Thanks!
They did it. Qatar, now known as Katar and Quatar on the Twitter highway, has garnered the coveted position of hosting the World Cup of Football (please don't say soccer) in 2022. I've been reveling with them in their glory from my Texas home on this historic occasion. Trading witticisms with all the #Qatar2022 supporters has been nothing short of entertaining. I fear I may sink into depression when the euphoria wears off. So, what happens when it does? Reality. Qatar has twelve years to bring itself up to the standards it presented to the World Cup team. Sounds like a lot of time, but we're talking state of the art air conditioned stadiums, metro systems, and hotels for starters that have yet to be put into place. That, on top of the already ridiculous amount of construction, will be a living nightmare. Even though I surely won't be here for the World Cup, I will be caught up in the preparation phase. Then there is the outrageous heat from which you can run, but cannot hide. On second thought, you can hide out in some pretty sweet shopping malls. Qatar does not lack in that department. Since I really don't like to dwell on negatives, let's move on to the positives. Hospitality is one of the things that Qataris do best. They have a way of making you feel very welcome and special. Personally, I think given this chance, Qatar will be able to teach the world something about tolerance, graciousness, and kindness, not to mention some mad driving skills. My apologies, couldn't help myself. Since moving here, I've learned so much about "them", you know, "those people". Some of their beliefs are different than ours or maybe some of our beliefs are different than theirs. I'm here to tell you that "those people" eat, breathe, walk, talk, and dream just like we in the West do. We don't have a corner on the market. Let us share it side by side. We have some good friends in them if we can get past ignorant misconceptions. Congratulations Qatar. Take this opportunity to unite us, Muslims and Christians alike. The world is waiting. Build it and they will come. To read or leave comments, please click on the comments link below. Thanks!
While I'm sitting in Texas, excitement is building in Qatar over the upcoming announcement of the World Cup 2022 host country. Even though the U.S. is in the running, you would never know it. It doesn't seem to be a big deal here in the states, but in Qatar it's all the buzz. Living in a country as small as Qatar, everything becomes personal to me. I watched the live final presentation this morning (streaming from Zurich) and I found Qatar's pitch to be pretty convincing and worthy of their "expect amazing" motto. Twitter was and still is on fire with the prospect of the tiny nation, that no one knows how to pronounce, of winning the bid. Yours truly, included. I don't know why I'm so passionate about the cause, as surely I won't live there in 2022. Maybe it's just my compassion for the underdog that drives me to cheer for my "other" hometown, or maybe it's that I know that Qatar can deliver what it promises. I'll be tuned in tomorrow morning for the announcement. I, for one, do Expect Amazing. To read or leave comments, please click on the comments link below. Thanks!
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