My #1 spot in Doha is the Museum of Islamic Art, an exquisite architectural heaven of art, the MIA. Doha welcomed our second year here with “Imperial Threads”, a fantastic collection of motifs and artisans from Turkey, Iran, and India. This exhibit highlights the exchange of artistic and material cultures that developed  during the 16th… Read More Imperial Threads

What has always fascinated me about the world besides languages and the different ways in which people communicate, is the way in which this social system happens. The cultural traditions that give each place a peculiar vibration, their essence. Being expats, nomads, we are excited to embrace the traditions in each place we visit or… Read More Under the Ramadan Moon

To Gaia, my unicorn, my Shooting Star… my Rainbow, my everything As time got closer to those 36 weeks, I started thinking how the home dynamic would change for us, especially for Gaia. I thought of my relationship with her, how it has evolved, how I feel I am too tough on her, and how I… Read More Bitter Sweet

Halas!! Settling in to a new country is exciting, yet challenging like any adventure. I knew my husband’s company would provide excellent health insurance, and from other expat families I’ve heard healthcare was amazing here in Doha. Being my second child and feeling more confident about what happens at birth, I was alright with this… Read More Middle Eastearn Birth

“From small beginnings come great things” We conceived Eelan in Vietnam in February of 2016. We’ve been waiting excitedly for her to come into our lives. Ironically I was raised Catholic, but found out 3 years ago that my background, my ancestors were actually jewish. I left the church about 7 years ago. I consider… Read More Eelan Arrives