Hello. From Doha. Finalement.
I promised myself I’d write something nice about Doha once I got here. It has taken me three weeks to fulfill that promise but hey, I’m here!
I wanted to write on here about Doha but I guess that would make it more of a life in Doha blog and that’s not really my style. But I am still going to rant.
Contrary to my original skepticism about this place, I have realized that it is small but wonderful. I find it very serene, something I craved but couldn’t imagine finding in an over populated place like Karachi.
The place I work at is just overlooking the sea. Sometimes after work I like walking by the Corniche or sitting on the boundaries built near the Museum of Islamic Art. That’s my favorite place in Doha so far. I find it overwhelmingly calm. I never thought I would say this but sometimes it’s okay to just sit and take in the nature around you.
There’s also a Souq nearby which basically a part of the oldest places in Qatar with a wide variety of restaurants and souvenir shops. I like how everything there is very old fashioned, keeping with the culture of the place.
Oh and I managed to find a place that serves unlimited tuna sashimi. I am definitely in heaven now. Even though that wasn’t the particular day that they’d serve sashimi and I settled for a bento box with salmon, just the thought unlimited sashimi in half the price I used to pay in Pakistan made me want to die with happiness.
So far I have been to two malls and splurged on only ONE shoe. So I guess that’s acceptable and hopefully I will not be skint before my next salary.

And I write about why I left my heels in San Francisco.
There is still a long list of things to do:
- See this great museum built by the Japanese guy everyone is raving about
- Buy a skirt because ain’t nobody can wear jeans in this weather
- Eat local food and then write about how great/awful it was
- Go see the Katara village
- Save enough to shop for nice things
For now, that’s it. Will write soon!
Ooh, Doha, sounds exotic. Enjoy and stay hydrated! Oh, and come visit my blog when you have a moment 🙂
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Hey Girl…those are really pretty shoes. So nice to hear you’ve moved and your adjusting quite well 😀
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