Boldly Go (The Finale to My Qatar Adventure)
My final reflections on my VCU Study Abroad experience in Qatar. The last post in my Qatar collection.
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Country Hoppin'
This is going to be a very short post, you guys, about a topic I’m clearly passionate about. What topic, you may be wondering?
Travelling.
- 17 min
Not in Kansas Anymore
My experience with culture shock in Qatar was unexpected and felt far from the type of “culture shock” that had been described to me, to the
- 9 min
Patriotism in Qatar
You ever seen jokes about American patriotism? Those over the top images of eagles and guns and fireworks and men wearing American flag band
- 8 min
"No Araba"
The official language of Qatar is Arabic, but here’s the thing: 90% of the country is expatriate and most of these expats come from South &a
- 12 min
The Art Scene in Doha
While I was here, I got a feeling that Qatar as a whole deeply understood and valued the relationships between art, design, history, culture
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Freedom of the Paintbrush!
As a visual artist and a writer; freedom of expression was my conceptual foundation for every creative piece I had ever made, and because I
- 14 min
Being Surrounded by Islam
Qatar is an Islamic State, and thus, Islam is not only the major religion, but it’s also ingrained in everything. Laws, social customs, dres
- 33 min
Love is an Open Door
No, Frozen is not my favorite Disney movie, but it is clever in a lot of ways, especially the music. “Love is an Open Door” is one of the so
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That’s What Friends Are For . . . More or Less
I was much more comfortable in Qatar than in the U.S., and that comfort allowed me to be more social than I had ever been back home. Though
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