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14 Oct in News, The Cottage | Comments (18)

My friend Ingrid is moving to Doha, Qatar at the end of the month, Stefan, her husband, is already there. Our group of friends will miss them both enormously. There is just a small little upside for me in this situation and that is that Ingrid has decided to write a blog about her experiences in Qatar. We need a name for this new venture and we would like you to help us! Please leave a comment on this post – giving us your suggestion. Whoever gives us the suggestion that Ingrid chooses as the name for her new blog will win a Twinkleberry product of your choice – to the value of £20.00 – and postage to anywhere in the world!

To help you a little bit – Ingrid has written a little bit about herself:
“Well then, where do I start…?

They say that a journey of a 1000 miles starts with a single step….

Our journey started in March 2002 (2 weeks after we got married!), when Stefan was offered a job in Winchester and we made the big move from Cape Town, South Africa.  Neither of us had ever been to Winchester before, Stefan hadn’t even beento the UK – I had visited twice for short holidays!!!  We arrived on a cold winter’smorning, it was a freezing, a bitterly cold day and every thing looked dull and grey. We both had thoughts of what on earth have we done, we have left a great life and our family and friends behind for this???!!!…but we were too scared to voice our thoughts to each other.

Now 8 ½ years later we find ourselves in a similar position again. Stefan has been offered a job in Doha, Qatar and once again we are leaving a great life and all our amazing friends and family behind. This time Stefan has been to Doha, I have never been to the Middle East before (does a one night stop over in Dubai count?) Stefan has already started his job in Doha and I will be joining him in a few weeks time. I have stayed to sort out renting out our flat, the shipping of our belongings, selling the car and everything else required for a move to another country. To say that this has been a stressful experience is an understatement. Thoughts of warmer weather and seeing Stefan after 6 weeks is keeping me sane.

I have no idea what to expect when I arrive, what it is going to be like as a blonde blue-eyed women living in an Arab country , are the shopping malls going to be as amazing as I have been led to believe ? , how can a person run in 40 degrees weather? , how easy is it to get a licence to buy wine? How am I going to cope with having to get my husbands permission to do anything? … these are just a few of the thoughts going around in my head…..

The next step of our journey is about to begin …….”

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  2. What a lovely idea! I’m a regular Twinkleberry customer, but would certainly not say “no” to another piece…… what about calling the blog “A Million Miles”?
    Good luck with your move Ingrid, I hope it goes well, will look forward to reading your blog!

    Comment by sara — October 14, 2010 @ 7:14 pm

  3. Sara, Thank you for being the first to enter!

    Comment by jenni — October 14, 2010 @ 8:00 pm

  4. I can’t wait to start reading about your adventures..
    I have come up with
    Roads to home
    New Adventures in an Old Culture
    Home Away
    Finding my Way
    tattgiff at centurytel dot net

    Comment by ambergi — October 15, 2010 @ 4:53 am

  5. Here are my ideas:
    “Far from Familiarity”
    “Friendship from Afar”
    “The Next Chapter”
    “The Journey Continues”
    “New Beginnings”

    Comment by Karen — October 15, 2010 @ 9:10 am

  6. As a poetry fiend I suggest:
    Robert Frost:
    “Road less travelled by”
    “All the difference”

    I took the one less traveled by,
    And that has made all the difference.

    Or whitman:
    “Leaf of Grass”
    “Journey-work of the stars”

    I believe a leaf of grass is no less than the journey-work of the stars.

    Tennyson:
    “Through experience’s arch”
    “To the gleaming world”

    Yet all experience is an arch wherethrough
    Gleams that untravelled world,

    Or Simply – “Wanderlust”

    There is of course – leaving on a jet plane… :)

    How exciting! To have lived in so many different cultures really will allow you the most unique privilage of having a really well rounded view of the world. I hope everything goes well!

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    Comment by Carrie — October 15, 2010 @ 10:27 am

  7. How about….

    “from Braai to Balaleet”

    working on some more.

    Comment by Heather — October 15, 2010 @ 12:44 pm

  8. Heath – I love that!

    Comment by jenni — October 15, 2010 @ 1:04 pm

  9. Oh its so difficult, can’t wait for Ingrid’s blog to be set up – miss her already and she hasn’t left yet!

    I wondered about….’A Whole Lötter Fun’

    The blog will fab! xx

    Comment by Vicky — October 15, 2010 @ 3:44 pm

  10. I cannot wait to read Ingrids blog and keep up to date with what she is getting up to over there…same as vicky I miss her already and she has not even gone yet….

    How about…..

    ‘All because the lady loves adventure’

    Comment by Kirsty — October 16, 2010 @ 12:49 pm

  11. Quacking from Qatar!? Ha ha! ;-)

    Comment by Colleen Skinner — October 18, 2010 @ 8:23 pm

  12. Aloha from Doha?

    Comment by Colleen Skinner — October 18, 2010 @ 8:26 pm

  13. Thank you everyone for all the suggestions – its going to be so hard to choose which one to go for !!!!
    Thanks Jen for doing this for me – you are a star…a twinklestar :)

    Comment by Ingrid — October 20, 2010 @ 10:47 am

  14. The Desert Diaries

    Comment by David Bell — October 20, 2010 @ 11:08 am

  15. Hey Dave

    What piece of Jewelly would you like to win?

    ;-)

    Comment by Heather — October 25, 2010 @ 4:56 pm

  16. Haha Heather, very funny. I can carry off a necklace I’m sure. haha.

    Comment by David Bell — October 26, 2010 @ 1:09 pm

  17. [...] night Ingrid come over to choose the name for her new blog – I’m delighted that it is going to be called  ” A Million Miles” ! [...]

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  18. Quacking from Qatar!? Ha ha! ;-)

    Comment by Pansy Morrison — December 23, 2010 @ 11:27 pm

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