Bronx Representin' in the D-O-H-A!!

Ok so summer is officially over in the USA but the heat is still rising here in Qatar. Worst part is that it's become uncomfortably humid and for some reason the property management decided to put fertilizer on the grass in my compound so its smelly sweatville at my place.

I know i keep saying this but i really have been quite the lazy bum this summer. I didn't want to get too involved in outside activities until i really felt i had a good grasp of my job and felt well adjusted here. I now feel like i can truly call Doha my home. Mi casa es su casa so i hope to see some visitors next year! Anyways i know i can be lengthy but i wanted to share with ya'll (notice my Texan coming out) something really cool that happened to me today.

I was leaving my conversational Arabic level 3 Berlitz class this evening and some students from the next class were taking their seats. My teacher started talking to them and mentioned to this guy AJ that i was from New York City. He told me he was from the Bronx and Queens. I got sooo excited I put my hand up and gave him a high five and said, "Boogie Down BX REPRESENT!" yes i was tryin' a lil too hard...i wanted to ask him for his number and was about to ask him if he was on facebook but thought maybe he would think i'm a stalker. Jen....this is when you say nothing :) and then he asked me what part I was from and i told him Wakefield and he told me he was from Pelham Parkway. "My mom worked in Pelham Parkway" i said emphatically. "Funny my mom worked in Wakefield" I got overly excited and realized i seemed like a dumb asked. asked him what the hell he was doing in Doha, thanked my teacher for a great first Arabic conversation class, (oh my gosh!! i know Fusha and Amiah are similar but i swear i feel like i am learnign an entirely new language) and ran out all excited about my new encounter.

I wish i could back post on here because there were definite times i wanted to post but never got around to it. My Qatari conversation is priceless so i will definitely post that soon.