I'm sure most of you have been watching the news and seeing all of the terrible happenings in the region. I just want to put your worries at ease for me and Brian. Qatar is totally safe. There has only been one protest, across the highway from the Embassy, and it was peaceful. The Muslim prayers are always on Friday mornings and we were told that there would most likely be demonstrations after the prayers. This is when the protest occured. They never made it to the Embassy and no one was hurt at all. No one even attempted to hurt anyone. The government of Qatar will not tolerate hostility towards any Embassy in the country. The local police force knew of the protests after the prayers and had their forces ready for action, which was not even needed.
I hopt this puts our famly and friends at ease a bit. :)
On another, more awesome, note. We have booked our trip for our Honeymoon/my birthday/anniversary to Thailand. We will be staying about an hour north of Phuket for a week. Some of our plans include: elephant rides, canoeing in caves, snorkeling/diving, hiking and eating! I'm so excited for the food...my inner fat kid is foaming at the mouth!
Other than that, everything is going well. We are both working and staying very busy. Brian loves his job. Me, not so much, but I'm looking into other avenues at the Embassy. It looks like I may be traveling to DC for a month in December or January for a month-long course to learn to be a Consular Associate. Those are the people who give visas to the US, renew passports for local Americans, etc. It will also open a lot of doors for entrance into working for the State Department when we get home.
We love and miss you all!!!
I hopt this puts our famly and friends at ease a bit. :)
On another, more awesome, note. We have booked our trip for our Honeymoon/my birthday/anniversary to Thailand. We will be staying about an hour north of Phuket for a week. Some of our plans include: elephant rides, canoeing in caves, snorkeling/diving, hiking and eating! I'm so excited for the food...my inner fat kid is foaming at the mouth!
Other than that, everything is going well. We are both working and staying very busy. Brian loves his job. Me, not so much, but I'm looking into other avenues at the Embassy. It looks like I may be traveling to DC for a month in December or January for a month-long course to learn to be a Consular Associate. Those are the people who give visas to the US, renew passports for local Americans, etc. It will also open a lot of doors for entrance into working for the State Department when we get home.
We love and miss you all!!!
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