Things I'll miss about Doha (relative to our new place in Korea, not relative to the US):
- The friends Anna & I have made in our playgroup
- Activities for kids (like music class, etc.)
- Good shopping (both "stuff" and groceries)
- Winter weather was pretty great!
- The Corniche
- Camel-spotting
- The beach (although we never checked out Korea's beaches so we might be happy with theirs as well)
- Starbucks at every mall
- Having a carousel so close by (and kids play-areas in every mall and most restaurants)
- We didn't get to try it, but I like the selection of pre-schools here much more than what Okpo has to offer.
Things I won't miss about Doha
- Dealing with the administration at Al Ahli hospital
- Slow Internet
- Q-Tel!
- The time difference between battery-powered clocks and ones plugged into the wall (the frequency of the Qatar electric grid is too fast so I have to re-set the clock in Sarah's room about once per week or else it gets too far ahead to make sense anymore (I need a digital clock in there for my night-visits to her room)).
What about the summer heat?? I am so glad that you made it back and that it went well. Things are usually as bad as we fear, but those seats on Lufthansa should be illegal. My buns are just now getting back to normal. :)