Lived here 6 years and am very immerced in the culture. I see the good and the bad, especially when it comes to my work with the animals, but have realised that working with people and taking time to listen and learn is a bridge over the great divide.

Had the same issues with friends and family back home when I said I was coming to live here, but I have never felt safer than when in Qatar, and when they have visited, they have understood why I feel so.

I love summer here (except for the humidity). I love the soft breezes that blow at night cooling it down, it makes me think of summers back home and holiday time, even when I am still at work.

Qatar has become my home and I always say that I will only leave when I am told too, which I hope isn't soon.

Yes, as I say, there is good and bad here, but for me, the good far out weighs the bad...

Viva Qatar Viva!!!!