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

While I was here, I got a feeling that Qatar as a whole deeply understood and valued the relationships between art, design, history, culture

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

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

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

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

I was an exchange student in Qatar, which meant for four months I had an overseas mailing address . . . more or less. See, I quickly learned

As boring as the locals assured me Qatar was, I thought the country was an absolute blast, especially Doha! Restaurants, malls, museums, bea

In the U.S., no matter how often we claim the whole “melting pot” shtick, residents of non-white backgrounds always wind up being otherized.

I know, grocery shopping and sad college budget meals isn’t the most exciting topic, but before I left the country I remember asking a lot o