The average temperature since being here has been in the 40's and thankfully the humidity has stayed low although one day it was really high and I did find it pretty bad. Apart from that day I'm getting used to it more and more every day. The winds here have been no more than 17knots on any day which is new to me and you can predict the sea breeze almost to the second! One problem is choosing the right clothing, as its so hot outside shorts and t-shirt seems fine however you then go inside and freeze as everywhere is air conditioned, but then again its only as cold as a hot summers day in North Berwick, so you just man up.
Doha is one of the most impressive places I have been to ever, it has the amazing cross over between developing and developed, middle east and west. What I mean is you can go into a mall and right next to each other will be a massive Armani shop right next to one selling little gold trinkets. Its that mix of old and new that makes this place really cool. I love this place from an architectural view as well as some of the building designs are just amazing, especially the newer builds that have to have a stone front too them a really impressive mix of stone and glass that really works!
Sky Scrapers and Flat Top Roofs
The people are all really nice as well, if a touch impatient, sitting in a cue of traffic last night one guy sat and flashed his lights for the best part of 5 minutes with no response surely after the first few flashes you would give up but no! This seems to pass into every aspect of life not just driving which is totally crazy btw! There is no waiting for anything out at a meal last night and Liam (one of the guys I work with) had drunk maybe 3/4 of his drink and before he even put it down it was out his hand and a full one was in its place AMAZING!!!
As for work its been pretty quiet but as of tomorrow things are supposed to get really busy as Friday and Saturday are the weekend here, and then we start working with the schools on Monday and with 50+ kids in some groups its going to be busy on our little patch of the beach! We have a small building on the beach with a office, a couple of teaching area's and a workshop all of which are not air conditioned which can really test you! (I will try and get some photo's of tomorrow and get them up on my Flickr or here when I get a chance) Everybody in the team is great and the first week has flown by, with most of the time spent in fits of laughter. We have been out pretty much every night visiting the major places in Doha, City Centre, Villagio, and the Rugby club.
Sky Scrapers by night
So at the moment all is really good, and as the heat goes down things should get even better. I hope that everybody at home is well and that this hasnt been to boring, until then Goodbye and Goodnight.
p.s you read the arabic bit left to right
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