Week one in Qatar (Arabic: قطر ‎; local pronunciation: giṭar)

After a 13 hour flight from Washington D.C. I arrived in Doha, Qatar at 6:50 p.m., Thursday, April 15,2008. Ash, my high-strung , American/Egyptian supervisor, greeted me at the airport and drove me to my new villa. During the 20 minute drive to my new home he pointed out land marks while recklessly swerving through traffic and blaring “The Sky Is the Limit -Little Wayne”. During that ride ‘home’…