Well it's been awhile since I last posted a message. Hope I haven't lost all of my readers. Lots has happened in the last month, the most important is the arrival in Doha of my darling wife, Carolyn. She arrived on Nov. 3 and before she could get over her jet lag, I had her out shopping for things for the apartment. Then on her first weekend here, we attended the Sony Ericsson women's tennis championship where we watched Venus Williams three times on route to her victory. The tennis facility here is wonderful; something like the Rogers centre in Toronto, but closer and more intimate. On the evening of the semi-final, the stands weren't all that full and we were able to move down into the courtside seats. Those seats would have cost over a hundred dollars in Canada and we paid the lofty price of 20 Qatari Rials...just over $6.00 CAD. The next weekend Carolyn and I walked along the seafront, Al Corniche, took a ride in a Dhow, a ancient form of boat, and then spent several hours in the Souks. We were tired getting home that eveneing, but it was worth it. School is going well, and we will finish teaching for this semester next Thursday, with exams during the next week. On December 18, Carolyn and I will fly to Spain to spend the Christmas week, and then go Tuscany in Italy for the New Year's week. We're pretty excited about the trip.
