I was having lunch with a friend the other day and as our nearly one year old boys toddled around her house, we got to chewing the salads and also the fat of life as…Continue Reading
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Why You Don't Have Qatari Friends: Part One
On Thursday afternoon, I co-hosted a teleclass to go with the course I wrote for the Global Academy on living and working in Qatar. Both writing the course and preparing for the teleclass were cause…Continue Reading
Bringing in the Unholy
I’ve lived in the Middle East for five years now and like to think I know what is needed in terms of cultural appropriateness. Having regular visitors for work who are entirely unprepared for life…Continue Reading