Saturday, July 23, 2011

Qatar - July 23rd

I've been here 23 days now.  Just completed the third week.

So much happens in a day, much less three weeks.

I'm committed to making this a daily habit, so to catch up a bit I'll just recap as best I can what the last three weeks included.

I am settled into the apartment.
Cleaning is done by two guys every Saturday morning from 7-9. They do a fabulous job and all I have to do is watch.  Four weeks costs 340QAR or just under $100.  Nice.

I go to the Lusail project at least twice a week.  I'm trying to help our PD stay focused on the basics as well as learn and help with the issues on the project.

I have been going to the gym hit or miss over the last three weeks, but I'm proud to say I've been there everyday for the last six.  I am working on the 0 to 5K  Podrunner Intervals by DJBeatsmith every other day and on the off days I do the bike or elliptical.  I must say the treadmill seems to go faster, but both the bike an elliptical are fine after the first 15 minutes.  I have been doing the weight machines the days I do the treadmill.  My goal is to lose 40 pounds or about 20Kg.  There is a backstory to that and maybe one day I'll share it.

Yesterday I got to the point that I felt like I didn't have a lot of running to do to get  cable, internet or furniture so I took a ride to find the Catholic church.  I found the church and went to the 7:30p mass.  I must say the church is beautiful, but the kneelers are a bit hard on these American knees.  I think I was the only white face there - lots of Indians and Philipinos.  I'll add pictures later.

Today I'm grocery shopping and looking for balcony furniture, maybe I'll by a scale too.

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