I understand that moving to Doha in July is something akin to moving to Duluth in January. Timing is everything, eh?
Oh, well - it's like we say to folks who move to Vegas in the summer - if you get the worst over at the beginning, you're never in for a nasty shock down the road!

"you can live anywhere in the world if you have good friends"
Well put, virkie! I'm looking forward to meeting folks!