I guess I haven't mentioned yet that summer is here and man is it hot! According to the papers this summer looks like it's going to break records. Last week Qatar was above 50°, and one area hit about 55° (that's about 130°F for those of you who aren't used to Celsius).
Someone I know showed me a cell phone picture that they took of the dashboard of their car. Apparently he had left his car outside in the sun during one of those 50+ degree days and the dashboard had a thermometer in it. The dashboard showed that the car was 60°C inside! Pretty wild.
I did not go outside much but even then my lips got chapped from the heat. I never had chapped lips so bad before and it was really annoying.
Unfortunately my next vacation is not until the end of August so looks like I'm stuck with the heat for another month. At least there is a pool nearby, with shade.
In 2006 I moved to Qatar and things are not what many people in North America would expect - it is not like how the Middle East is portrayed in the media. I'm also a fan of skepticism and science so wondered how this works here in Qatar. Since I'm here for a while I figured I'd use the time to get to know this country better and with this blog you can learn along with me. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - So what posts have been popular recently . . .
2 comments:
Well hello there Glen how are you? i see you do post a lot about qatar.. why dont you come and be part of our forum, www.qatarmark.com and share your thoughts with us, you can check what else the website has to offer, you can also have your blog link posted in the forum. :)
see you there!
Regards,
Martha
www.qatarmark.com
In time, in time. Thanks for stopping by Martha.
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