While surfing I came across this video about Qatar, have been trying to educate myself/pretending I am not sitting around waiting to go still.
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Today once again the temperature in Doha will be 73 degrees... again.
Friday, January 28, 2011
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Standby
So my PCS to Doha Qatar has been delayed, due to the proximity to the holidays, my passport paperwork will not be completed until the end of January, at which point I am finally to report for duty. In the meantime I have managed to somehow entertain myself, entertain visiting family and perform all of the requisite stay-at-home househusband duties... oh yes and all the preparations for moving overseas for the next two years.
So in other words, I am still in Albuquerque, NM. A brief summary of what I have been doing to "catch up" on all the New Mexico experiences that never got accomplished are as follows.
San Antonio Hot Springs: http://www.trails.com/tcatalog_trail.aspx?trailid=XFA024-026. Spent the day hiking to and from the springs, it was a beautiful day and was spent with good company.
La Luz Trail, Sandia Mountains: http://www.trails.com/tcatalog_trail.aspx?trailid=HGS122-039. Since I moved to Albuquerque I had wanted to tackle this trail, it climbs directly up the western slope of the Sandia Mountains which I have admired every day since I have been here. In making the best of my period of standby, I am glad I was able to have the opportunity to satiate my need for enjoying nature, physically challenging myself and strengthening companionship all in the same event.
~ Making the best of every moment ~
So in other words, I am still in Albuquerque, NM. A brief summary of what I have been doing to "catch up" on all the New Mexico experiences that never got accomplished are as follows.
San Antonio Hot Springs: http://www.trails.com/tcatalog_trail.aspx?trailid=XFA024-026. Spent the day hiking to and from the springs, it was a beautiful day and was spent with good company.
La Luz Trail, Sandia Mountains: http://www.trails.com/tcatalog_trail.aspx?trailid=HGS122-039. Since I moved to Albuquerque I had wanted to tackle this trail, it climbs directly up the western slope of the Sandia Mountains which I have admired every day since I have been here. In making the best of my period of standby, I am glad I was able to have the opportunity to satiate my need for enjoying nature, physically challenging myself and strengthening companionship all in the same event.
~ Making the best of every moment ~
Monday, January 10, 2011
The Concept of Blogging, and my Ever Present Opinion
I suppose we all eventually succumb to new technologies and trends we never believed we would embrace ( I remember my first cell phone and the extreme aversion I had to texting with it...) Anyway I have succumbed once again, this time to the popular trend of blogging.
With that being said however, I still do not find myself in the least bit interesting. When I went to Iraq back in 2006 everyone said I should keep a diary to chronicle my "journey" and my "experiences". I am glad that I did not follow their advice, the amount of shear boredom and drudgery that was my four months in Iraq would have bored a snail to tears. However as I get older (graduated) and more opportunities continue to present themselves I am realizing that I would like to keep these experiences, and that they might possibly be of interest to someone other than myself.
I am still lacking in any form of interesting facet, yet each day it seems the thing I have just done yesterday surprises me with its sense of adventure and spirit. I am truly blessed each and every day, I am extremely gratefully for every opportunity I have been given.
More to follow...
With that being said however, I still do not find myself in the least bit interesting. When I went to Iraq back in 2006 everyone said I should keep a diary to chronicle my "journey" and my "experiences". I am glad that I did not follow their advice, the amount of shear boredom and drudgery that was my four months in Iraq would have bored a snail to tears. However as I get older (graduated) and more opportunities continue to present themselves I am realizing that I would like to keep these experiences, and that they might possibly be of interest to someone other than myself.
I am still lacking in any form of interesting facet, yet each day it seems the thing I have just done yesterday surprises me with its sense of adventure and spirit. I am truly blessed each and every day, I am extremely gratefully for every opportunity I have been given.
More to follow...
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