I began to compose a lovely post reviewing my trip to Katara, the "valley of cultures," last weekend when I received an email letting me know that my Residency Permit was ready for pick up.
Woooooo hoooooo!!!
Really, given that I completed the fingerprinting only on Thursday morning (and that every other piece of the process had taken so very, very long), this seems quite quick. My exit visa will arrive by tomorrow, therefore clearing me to make my College Station stuff/conference trip to the States next Thursday. Hooooooray! Steak and bacon, comfy bed and puppy, friends and family, beer and whiskey (in no particular order or combination), here I come!
So, for what did I wait seventy-five days? A plastic id card and a page in my passport that allow me to live and work (and get paid) in Qatar legally, go to expat bars in the hotels, purchase a liquor license, and secure a permanent Qatari driver's license. All-in-all, not so terrible, I suppose (isn't hindsight, lovely?).
Happy beginning of the work week, State-siders!
XO,
JZog
Yay! That is soooo awesome! College Station is looking forward to having you back! There will be beer and whiskey at chez smokey while you're home!
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