Its weird that its not weird...

I've been trying to figure out recently why I haven't blogged in such a long time. I could say its because I've been busy or because there's nothing going on in the Middle East to discuss, but both of those would be untrue. Awhile back I was walking with a friend and we were talking about life in Doha and I realized that life just really isn't that strange here. I started the blog to discuss all of these cultural realizations that I had while I was here, but in my second year here, life became just exceedingly normal.

Each day I go to work. After that I go to the gym and then either get dinner with friends or cook and read or watch TV. On the weekends I go to the club or bar, or to see a movie, hang out at the pool, play around on the computer, etc. etc. Doesn't sound too interesting, does it?

That said, every once in awhile I have a moment that reminds me "I live in Doha!" The other day it was a guy in a suit standing outside in the 110 degree heat talking to a guy in a thobe. I see that all the time, but this time it was a reminder that Qatar is in the Middle East (haha, duh).

So, in my last couple days here, I'm going to try to write down all the stuff that isn't quite normal. All the travel. The Qatari wedding. The food. And maybe some random observations of life in the Middle East that I would like to remember for a long time after I leave.