Last night, i went with my new co-worker, Amani, and a group of her friends to see the finals match in the Qatar Open tennis tournament here in Doha. I am not particularly a tennis fan and have only played the game a handful of times in my life...but, this was a fantastic event! I thoroughly enjoyed the intense competition between Andy Murray (Britain) and Andy Roddick (USA). All of my support just was not enough to pull Roddick through though, as Murray took the day with a 6-4, 6-2 win (details here). Afterwards, the group went to a Fudruckers resstaurant 
to eat. It was interesting that everyone at the table were muslim, except for me, but were all either US or British citizens. Very nice people leading their lives in Doha, a city far from their homes, just like myself.
to eat. It was interesting that everyone at the table were muslim, except for me, but were all either US or British citizens. Very nice people leading their lives in Doha, a city far from their homes, just like myself. This past week had me trying to adjust to the time zone here, dealing with the jet lag, completing LOTS of paperwork for my immigration to Qatar (perm resident not citizen!), and today (Sunday) i went and got my temp Qatari driver's license. It will take several weeks, up to 3 months, to complete this whole process. I'm enjoying it and learning a lot. This week more of the same, while diving into the particulars of work also. I'll post pics as soon as possible, but have to get my digital cam either repaired or get a new one as it wants to take only blurry pics.
I have driven a bit on the roads and tomorrow (Monday), will be the last day my driver will take me to work, then i am on my own. I think i can remember how to get to work :) More later...
