Arriving Today I arrived, early of course, to settle in and have another look around. My First Riding Lesson At Al Samariyah Equestrian Centre I was given a big black horse named Emeron. Â Lessons started with walking around the ring, getting the feel of my horse and how we connect. The instructor Ben was…
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Exploring Al Samariyah Equestrian Centre In Qatar
I’ve have always dreamed of one day owning my own horse. Horses are a significant aspect of Qatari culture. Living here, I saw this as an excellent opportunity to start learning more about them. My internet search of riding schools in Qatar introduced me to Al Samariyah Equestrian Centre. So off I went on a new…
2017 International Week at American School of Doha – Sharing Smiles
This is International Week at the American School of Doha. Today was the highly anticipated parade of flags where, at an assembly of the entire school in the main gym, every country represented at the school is walked in a parade. There were over 80 flags! Smiles energized with school spirit and national pride were…
2017 International Week at American School of Doha – Saddam the Falcon
This is International Week at work. There are two traditional Arab tents set up on campus, with a falcon at each one. I was lucky to have spent some time with one falcon named Saddam. This falcon was purchased in Iraq, and is about a year old. I didn’t ask how much Saddam cost…
Gardening in the Desert!
Today was all about gardening! First stop was the local gardening store. You know, the one on Gharafa next to the small palace! 😉 Here we bought three bags of soil, cucumber seeds and tomato seedlings for our garden plot in the community garden at Michael’s work. We also bought a cool twisty tree for…
22ËšC and This Canadian Gal Turns on the Heat!
This morning at 6:05am, I sat in the car to leave for work; and as I do every morning I prepare with the same routine: Turn on car Turn on air conditioning Put on lip gloss Put on sunglasses Turn on radio Drive to work But when I started Step 2…..I paused…..realized I was chilled….and…
Remember Bob?
Naming our kitten who adopted us has been a two month process. He is our Middle East kitten so he has to have a name that reflects that! But Bob sorta stuck at the beginning….and suits him because he is such a goofy kitty! We then decided that we’d give him a second name that…
Little Ditty About Shake Shack
No, this isn’t a song – I just thought the title sounded catchy! So far, Shake Shack is my favorite burger joint in Doha! Â This is Shake Shack in Gulf Mall. Shake Shack Why? Because I like the size of the cheeseburger – small!! The burgers are not this ginormous, messy, hard to eat…