Life on the Spot! Life and Leisure in Doha, Qatar

After a short flight from Bahrain, we arrived in Qatar at about 6:00 p.m. last June 25. This also explains why I haven’t been able to update my blog for the last week. We stayed in Ramada Hotel for three (3) days and yesterday, moved to the company compound. Staying at Ramada was quite nice. We spent our days and nights eating, along with calls from HR in between. For once, Mavis didn’t have to do laundry and ironing as the company is shouldering the cost. We also were able to swim once at the Cabana Club. It was a mini-break for us. Now, the company compound, for a family of 3, is really big. We have three (3) bedrooms, a receiving area, a kitchen, and a dining area. It is furnished with a sofa, TV and Satellite Receiver, dining tables and chairs, washing machine, refrigerator, beds, cabinets, dressers and others. The only items we needed to buy were other items that are not here; pillows, beddings, dinnerware, ironing board, pails, etc… We’ll be staying here for 3 months. Transportation is quite difficult if you don’t have a car. We’re working on that. But, so far so good.