Flying High

48 days to go… Gerard leaves Qatar in only 48 days time… Roz, well she's still waiting for her RP to be able to get an exit visa - a requirement before being allowed out the country… Hmph!

Exams are fast approaching which is both excitement and anxiety rolled into one. They have arrived rather quickly this term, but also just in the nick of time.  Arab school days feel far longer than Western school days purely because we start do much earlier than we would a home.

I keep catching myself with that feeling of wishing the time away - a good thing so that the holiday can start, but a bad thing as I will bid my man farewell for a while.

So, here's to holding thumbs that my RP comes through soon, and that exams are as good as we hope, in behaviour and in results.

Leaving for Doha, Qatar

So we've been counting down since 169 days to go..

This is not in excitement to leave the family behind (as we're actually quite sad to be doing this!)

but out of excitement to get started with a new chapter in our lives together.

 

Here is a picture sent to us by a friend in Doha already of what the Corniche looks like.

This is their Beach promenade. (Dankie Carlize!)

Who wouldn't want to live in such a picturesque area???

 

 

Why Doha, Qatar I hear you ask. It's quite simple, but Gerard & I have family in Qatar & in Abu Dhabi. Heading to the Middle East isn't such a scary thought when you have family close by. Suzane, Fred & Morne, Let's hope we don't get too home sick and need your shoulders too often!

As qualified Natural Science and Physical Education teachers, we did some research and found that Oman &  Qatar are the 2 best paid countries for South African teachers to work in. With this in mind, we set about finding a school whose morals & values are kind of similar to who we are. We were looking for positions that we would be happy doing for at least the next 2 years - This was a big task, but we succeeded in finding a mutually beneficial school.

Some call it fate, we say it's in the blood! Newton International it is for the next 2 years. Funny how Gerard's Dad was the Head master in South Africa (Port Elizabeth) of Newton Technical High School - fate perhaps???

We are both looking forward to this challenge and everything it will bring with it - change in culture, change in surroundings, and new friends. We do wish an opportunity like this would happen a little closer to home though so that Chandler could be a part of it. But soon, he too will be travelling the world again.. To both our folks, you guys will be on a plane to have some fun in the sun soon too! Vasbyt!