Thursday, October 29, 2009
It's The Most Wonderful Time of The Year!
Here in Doha, that is.
Fall has officially arrived in Doha and with it a host of fun activities. People finally emerge out of their air-conditioned cocoons and life bursts forth with a whole host of things to do. Temperatures have cooled off to a relatively mild range of the mid-to high 90's (like I said, relatively mild).
This weekend, the kids will be joining their youth group of an overnight retreat in the desert. It sounds like a ton of fun - dune-bashing, swimming at the inland sea, a barbeque under the stars and sleeping in tents on the sand. While they are off enjoying that fun, Hubby and I will watching some of the world's greatest female tennis players face-off. The WTA season championship is held right here in Doha and we've got tickets for Friday night. One of the nice things about living in Doha is that things like this are dirt cheap. I paid about $30 for two really nice seats at the match. It should be lots of fun. I'm hoping to see at least one of the Williams sisters play, but it's a round robin, so I'm not quite sure who will be playing when we go.
Also going on this weekend, the inaugural Doha Tribeca Film Festival gets underway with celebrities like Robert DeNiro and Martin Scorcese coming into town. We probably won't be catching any of the showings, but it's neat to think that such exciting events are happening right here in Doha, a place that many people have never even heard of! There's also a walk for breast cancer that will be happening this weekend and several holiday bazaars coming up in the next few weeks.
Both the Doha Community Orchestra and Doha Philharmonic are just starting their seasons, as is the Doha Players (our local theater troupe).
Also exciting news in Doha is that our first IMAX movie theater just opened up! (Not that we ever go to IMAX movies, but it's good to have if we decided too).
Last year, we left town in late October and returned in early December. Then there was settling back in and Christmas and we didn't get to experience any of the fun of this time of year in Doha. It's nice to be able to have so many great things to choose from!
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3 comments:
I'm getting a feeling that you are really starting to get settled in there. That's great! Your kids' Retreat sounds like a ton of fun for them, too.
So are you happy with the school? Are they? What do they think of traditional schooling? How does it compare to what you expected? Do you think you will go back to homeschooling at some point (another time or place) or is that over?
Can't wait to hear how the kids liked the retreat. Those are great opportunities for kids to make good friends. :)
Doha sounds like fun in the holiday season! I know I'm a picture hound, but do you think you could take a couple snaps out and about? I'd love to see how things look there.
Have a blessed day! :)
You should definitely check out the IMAX - we went and thought the 3D film was just awesome!